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Book SynopsisThis "Long War" has left its imprint on virtually every aspect of American life. This book looks at America's response to the national-security crisis touched off by the events of World War II. It considers topics ranging from grand strategy and strategic bombing to ideology and economics, and assesses the changing American way of war.
Trade ReviewA remarkable collection. -- Major Stephanie D. Halcrow, U.S. Air Force Proceedings A valuable resource. The Journal of Cold War Studies A welcome antidote to much of the traditional historiography that takes its cues from the official paradigms of US security policy. -- Thorsten B. Olesen The International History Review Bacevich has produced a volume that illuminates the present as much as it does the past... A fine work of history. -- Marilyn B. Young
Table of ContentsAndrew J. Bacevich * The Pattern of U.S. Civil-Military Relations Since World War II Tami Davis Biddle * U.S. Strategic Forces and Doctrine Since 1945 James Burk * The Changing Moral Contract for Military Service Charles Chatfield * Dissent from the "Long War" Benjamin O. Fordham * Costs and Benefits of Postwar U.S. Military Spending James Kurth * Variations on the American Way of War Anna Kasten Nelson * The Evolution of the National Security State William L. O'Neill * National Security and American Culture Arnold A. Offner * The Ideology of U.S. National Security Policy George H. Quester * The Politics of Conventional Warfare in an Unconventional Age John Prados * Intelligence for Empire Alex Roland * The Military-Industrial Complex
