The U.S. military : a basic introduction / / Judith Hicks Stiehm

• Autore: Stiehm Judith Hicks <1935->
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, : Routledge, ©2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (145 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.00973
• Soggetto geografico: United States Armed Forces; United States Military policy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The A, B, Cs -- The services and their missions -- Regular, Reserve, National Guard forces -- Demographics -- Customs and courtesies -- Lifestyle and culture -- Legal bases -- Rank -- Uniforms -- Command structures -- Military specialties -- Compensation and benefits -- Strategy and doctrine -- National security strategy: diplomacy, economic measures, force -- National military strategy: the threat v capabilities -- Service doctrines, service manuals -- The military in action -- Recruitment, training, education -- Planning and research -- Intelligence -- Diplomacy -- Military to military contacts -- Training and advising around the globe -- Uses of the military: humanitarian aid, intervention, surveillance and more -- Conducting war -- Weapons and capabilities -- Nuclear weapons: air and space, on and under the sea, on land -- Primary weapons by service -- Capabilities -- Force protection -- The budget -- Procedures and allocations -- Contracting and outsourcing -- Military sales -- The black budget -- Policy questions for citizens -- The national interest -- Sovereignty -- Duty to protect -- Risk -- International law and ethical requirements (includes torture, civilian casualties) -- Conscription/representativeness -- Service by women, gays and lesbians, non-citizens -- Role of retirees.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides a basic guide to the US military and will raise questions for further discussion by students and other curious readers.The US Military provides an accessible starting-point for those with a limited knowledge of this institution. Covering a wide range of subject matter, and ending with an extensive list of suggested resources to aid individual study and research, the text is divided into the following chapters:The A, B, Cs Strategy and Doctrine The Military in Action Weapons and Capabil
• Titolo autorizzato: The U.S. military
• ISBN: 1-283-44342-2; 9786613443427; 0-203-12800-1; 1-136-46615-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457510303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cass military studies.