U.S. Military Power and Rapid Deployment Requirements in the 1980s

ISBN-13: 9780367215255 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 156 str.

Sherwood S. Cordier

Opis

This book assesses U.S. military needs in the coming decade, focusing on the role of rapid deployment forces in protecting U.S. interests abroad.

Spis treści

Westview Replica Editions -- Introduction -- The Web of Interdependence: The United States in a World Economy -- Intervention in the Third World: Soviet Doctrine and Operations -- Instruments of Soviet Intervention: Tactical Airpower, Transport Aviation, and Airborne Forces -- Instruments of Soviet Intervention: The Navy and Merchant Fleet -- U.S. Mobile Forces and the Defense of Western Interests -- Land Based Tactical Airpower -- Light Forces of the U.S. Army -- The Marine Corps -- Strategie Mobility: Airlift and Sealift -- The U.S. Navy and the Super Carrier -- Force Projection at Sea -- Conclusion