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Strategy in the Missile Age first reviews the development of modern military strategy to World War II, giving the reader a reference point for the radical rethinking that follows, as Dr. Brodie considers the problems of the Strategic Air Command, of civil defense, of limited war, of counterforce or pre-emptive strategies, of city-busting, of missil



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface for Paperback Edition, pg. v*Preface, pg. xi*Contents, pg. xv*1. Introduction, pg. 3*2. Prologue to Air Strategy, pg. 21*3. The Heritage of Douhet, pg. 71*4. Strategic Bombing in World War II, pg. 107*5. The Advent of Nuclear Weapons, pg. 147*6. Is There a Defense ?, pg. 173*7. The Wish for Total Solutions: Preventive War, Pre-Emptive Attack, and Massive Retaliation, pg. 223*8. The Anatomy of Deterrence, pg. 264*9. Limited War, pg. 305*10. Strategy Wears a Dollar Sign, pg. 358*11. Recapitulation and Conclusions, pg. 390*Index, pg. 411

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/12/2015
      ISBN13: 9780691624617, 978-0691624617
      ISBN10: 0691624615
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Strategy in the Missile Age first reviews the development of modern military strategy to World War II, giving the reader a reference point for the radical rethinking that follows, as Dr. Brodie considers the problems of the Strategic Air Command, of civil defense, of limited war, of counterforce or pre-emptive strategies, of city-busting, of missil



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface for Paperback Edition, pg. v*Preface, pg. xi*Contents, pg. xv*1. Introduction, pg. 3*2. Prologue to Air Strategy, pg. 21*3. The Heritage of Douhet, pg. 71*4. Strategic Bombing in World War II, pg. 107*5. The Advent of Nuclear Weapons, pg. 147*6. Is There a Defense ?, pg. 173*7. The Wish for Total Solutions: Preventive War, Pre-Emptive Attack, and Massive Retaliation, pg. 223*8. The Anatomy of Deterrence, pg. 264*9. Limited War, pg. 305*10. Strategy Wears a Dollar Sign, pg. 358*11. Recapitulation and Conclusions, pg. 390*Index, pg. 411

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