U.S. global defense posture, 1783-2011 /

U.S. global defense posture, 1783-2011 /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pettyjohn, Stacie L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, California : RAND, 2012.
Subjects:
Military bases, American > Planning.
United States > Defenses > History.
United States > Armed Forces > Foreign countries.
United States > Military policy.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Framework for U.S. posture
  • Extent of the U.S. overseas military presence
  • Operational orientation of American forces
  • Continental defense, 1783-1815
  • Continental defense and commercialism, 1815-1898
  • Transition period, 1898-1905
  • Oceanic posture
  • Hemispheric defense (hemispheric anti-access/area denial)
  • Perimeter defense in-depth, 1943-1949
  • Consolidated defense-in-depth
  • Transitioning from perimeter defense-in-depth to consolidated defense-in-depth
  • Expeditionary defense-in-depth
  • Comparing the GDPR to perimeter defense-in-depth
  • Findings and recommendations
  • Recommendations
  • Concluding thoughts.

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