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  110810s2012 nyu b 001 0 eng

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  ▼a  9780415782159 (pbk.)

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  ▼a  eng

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  ▼a  355.00973
  ▼b  S855u

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  ▼a  Stiehm, Judith.

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  ▼a  (The) U.S. military :
  ▼b  a basic introduction /
  ▼d  Judith Hicks Stiehm.

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  ▼a  New York:
  ▼b  Routledge,
  ▼c  2012.

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  ▼a  Includes bibliographical references and index.

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  ▼a  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.

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  ▼a  United States
  ▼x  Armed Forces.

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  ▼a  United States
  ▼x  Military policy.

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  ▼b  ￡21.99

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  ▼a  FUTURE

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  ▼a  단행본