The Pentomic Era : The US Army between Korea and Vietnam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bacevich, A. J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear weapons--United States--History.

United States. Army--History.

United States. Army--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (130 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Pentomic Era

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Barakaldo Books, 2021.

Summary:

This essay is a brief history of the U.S. army during the years immediately following the Korean War. For many in our own time that period-corresponding to the two terms of the Eisenhower presidency-has acquired an aura of congenial simplicity. Americans who survived Vietnam, Watergate, and painful economical difficulties wistfully recall the 1950s as a time when the nation possessed a clearly-charted course and had the will and the power to follow it.

Contents:

Intro

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DEDICATION

Illustrations

Figures

Photographs

Foreword

Introduction

1. The Legacy of Korea

2. The "New Look": Impact and Counterattack

3. Design for a New Army

4. Re-Equipping

5. Reorganizing: The Pentomic Concept

6. Reaction and Rejection

Selected Bibliography

Manuscript Collections

Interview

Oral Histories

Government Reports and Published Documents

Newspapers and Periodicals

Books

The Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781839747366

1839747366

OCLC:

1250082542