The science of war : (Record no. 29694)
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| fixed length control field | 090114s2009 njua b 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780691137025 (acidfree paper) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0691137021 (acidfree paper) |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 355.033573 |
| Item number | OHA |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | O'Hanlon, Michael E. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The science of war : |
| Remainder of title | defense budgeting, military technology, logistics, and combat outcomes / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Michael E. O'Hanlon. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Princeton, N.J. : |
| Name of publisher | Princeton University Press, |
| Year of publication | c2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 266 p. : |
| Accompanying material | pbk |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction -- Defense budgeting and resource allocation -- Modeling combat and sizing forces -- Logistics and overseas bases -- Technical issues in defense analysis -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Figures and tables. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The U.S. military is one of the largest and most complex organizations in the world. How it spends its money, chooses tactics, and allocates it resources have enormous implications for national defense and the economy. The Science of War is the only comprehensive textbook on how to analyze and understand these and other essential problems in modern defense policy. Michael O'Hanlon provides undergraduate and graduate students with an accessible yet rigorous introduction to the subject. Drawing on a broad range of sources and his own considerable expertise as a defense analyst and teacher, he describes the analytic techniques the military uses in every crucial area of military science. O'Hanlon explains how the military budget works, how the military assesses and deploys new technology, develops strategy and fights wars, handles the logistics of stationing and moving troops and equipment around the world, and models and evaluates battlefield outcomes. His modeling techniques have been tested in Iraq and Afghanistan, including the methods he used to predict higher-than-anticipated troop fatalities in Iraq--controversial predictions that have since been vindicated. The Science of War is the definitive resource on warfare in the twenty-first century. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Military planning |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Lost status | Damaged status | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Central Library | Central Library | General Section | 14/01/2016 | Researchco Books | 1751.49 | 355.033573 OHA | 029346 | Books |
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