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010 _a 2007040859
020 _a0833042246 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 _a0833048112 (electronic bk.)
020 _a9780833042248 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 _a9780833048110 (electronic bk.)
027 _aRAND/CB-137-1
035 _a(Sirsi) i9780833042248
037 _c$39.50
_fpaperback
040 _aCstmoR
_cCstmoR
043 _an-us---
050 0 0 _aUA11
_b.B7 2007
100 1 _aBrodie, Bernard,
_d1910-1978.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aStrategy in the missile age /
_cBernard Brodie.
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c2007.
300 _axv, 423 pages ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Prologue to Air Strategy -- The Heritage of Douhet -- Strategic Bombing in World War II -- The Advent of Nuclear Weapons -- Is There a Defense? -- The Wish for Total Solutions: Preventive War, Pre-Emptive Attack, and Massive Retaliation -- The Anatomy of Deterrence -- Limited War -- Strategy Wears a Dollar Sign -- Recapitulation and Conclusions.
520 _aStrategy in the Missile Age was written during the dawn of the nuclear age, when the advent of intercontinental ballistic missiles necessitated a massive rethinking of military strategy and power. Originally published in 1959, it retains ample relevance today for its discussion of the origins of air power, its cornerstone position in the evolution of Cold War era nuclear strategy, and its treatment of preventive and preemptive attacks, deterrence, and the economics of strategy. Brodie, who believed nuclear war was "unthinkable," thought much about the unthinkable and helped provide an intellectual framework for avoiding a nuclear catastrophe. Nearly fifty years after its initial publication, and to celebrate RAND's 60th Anniversary, RAND is proud to bring this classic work back into print in paperback and digital formats.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aMilitary policy.
650 0 _aNuclear warfare.
650 0 _aStrategy.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xMilitary policy.
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/commercial_books/CB137-1/
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