U.S. global defense posture, 1783/2011 / Stacie L. Pettyjohn.
| Author/creator | Pettyjohn, Stacie L. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Santa Monica, California : RAND, [2012] |
| Description | xx, 124 pages : illustrations (some col.), maps (some color) ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Framework for U.S. posture -- Extent of the U.S. overseas military presence -- Operational orientation of American forces -- Continental defense, 1783-1815 -- Continental defense and commercialism, 1815-1898 -- Transition period, 1898-1905 -- Oceanic posture -- Hemispheric defense (hemispheric anti-access/area denial) -- Perimeter defense in-depth, 1943-1949 -- Consolidated defense-in-depth -- Transitioning from perimeter defense-in-depth to consolidated defense-in-depth -- Expeditionary defense-in-depth -- Comparing the GDPR to perimeter defense-in-depth -- Findings and recommendations -- Recommendations -- Concluding thoughts. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-124). |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012045707 |
| ISBN | 9780833076960 (pbk. : alk. paper) |