LEADER 04099nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910778221503321 005 20230721022531.0 010 $a1-282-25929-6 010 $a9786612259296 010 $a1-4008-3093-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400830930 035 $a(CKB)1000000000788455 035 $a(EBL)457872 035 $a(OCoLC)438732396 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000242231 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11213992 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000242231 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10299995 035 $a(PQKB)10706564 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000813615 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12320112 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000813615 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10768682 035 $a(PQKB)11683558 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC457872 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse43071 035 $a(DE-B1597)453692 035 $a(OCoLC)979968443 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400830930 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL457872 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10326355 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL225929 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000788455 100 $a20090114d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe science of war$b[electronic resource] $edefense budgeting, military technology, logistics, and combat outcomes /$fMichael E. O'Hanlon 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton, NJ $cPrinceton University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (277 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-691-15799-5 311 $a0-691-13702-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- $tINTRODUCTION -- $tCHAPTER I. Defense Budgeting and Resource Allocation -- $tCHAPTER II. Modeling Combat and Sizing Forces -- $tCHAPTER III. Logistics and Overseas Bases -- $tCHAPTER IV. Technical Issues in Defense Analysis -- $tCONCLUSION -- $tAPPENDIX. Figures and Tables -- $tINDEX 330 $aThe U.S. military is one of the largest and most complex organizations in the world. How it spends its money, chooses tactics, and allocates its resources have enormous implications for national defense and the economy. The Science of War is the only comprehensive textbook on how to analyze and understand these and other essential problems in modern defense policy. Michael O'Hanlon provides undergraduate and graduate students with an accessible yet rigorous introduction to the subject. Drawing on a broad range of sources and his own considerable expertise as a defense analyst and teacher, he describes the analytic techniques the military uses in every crucial area of military science. O'Hanlon explains how the military budget works, how the military assesses and deploys new technology, develops strategy and fights wars, handles the logistics of stationing and moving troops and equipment around the world, and models and evaluates battlefield outcomes. His modeling techniques have been tested in Iraq and Afghanistan, including the methods he used to predict higher-than-anticipated troop fatalities in Iraq--controversial predictions that have since been vindicated. The Science of War is the definitive resource on warfare in the twenty-first century. Gives the best introduction to defense analysis available Covers defense budgeting Shows how to model and predict outcomes in war Explains military logistics, including overseas basing Examines key issues in military technology, including missile defense, space warfare, and nuclear-weapons testing Based on the author's graduate-level courses at Princeton, Columbia, and Georgetown universities 606 $aMilitary planning$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xDefenses$xDecision making 615 0$aMilitary planning 676 $a355/.033573 686 $aMG 70940$qBSZ$2rvk 700 $aO'Hanlon$b Michael E$0552048 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778221503321 996 $aThe science of war$93839338 997 $aUNINA