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Book SynopsisThe Cold War marked a new era for America's military, one dominated by nuclear weapons and air power that seemed to diminish the need for conventional forces. This title chronicles the US Army's struggles with its identity, structure, and mission in the face of those challenges.
Trade ReviewAn exceptional, in-depth analysis of the role played by the U.S. Army in American strategy during and immediately after the Cold War.... Indispensable for anyone attempting to understand that period or the Army's thinking in its current efforts to develop Future Combat Systems. Dale R. Herspring, author of Rumsfeld's Wars: The Arrogance of Power ""Few authors illuminate the details and interactions of strategy, organization, doctrine, and technology as well as Trauschweizer has done here."" Dave Hogan, author of Centuries of Service: The U.S. Army, 1775-2004 ""Fills a significant gap in the military history of the twentieth century and deserves the attention of soldiers, historians, and the general public."" Jonathan M. House, author of Combined Arms Warfare in the Twentieth Century
