U.S. global defense posture, 1783-2011 / Stacie L. Pettyjohn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pettyjohn, Stacie L.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military bases, American--Planning.

Military bases, American.

United States--Defenses--History.

United States.

United States--Armed Forces--Foreign countries.

United States--Military policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 124 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This monograph describes the evolution of the U.S. global defense posture from 1783 to the present as the nation grew from a relatively weak and insular regional power into the preeminent global power. As new and unpredictable threats emerge, alliance relationships are revised, and resources decline, past efforts at dealing with similar problems yield important lessons for future decisions.

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.

Notes:

"Prepared for the United States Air Force."

"Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-124).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780833079084

0833079085

9780833079060

0833079069

OCLC:

824140303