This second part of a two-volume series examines in detail the financing of America’s major wars from the Spanish-American War to the Vietnam War. It interweaves analyses of political policy, military strategy and operations, and war finance and economic mobilization with examinations of the events of America’s major armed conflicts, offering useful case studies for students of military history and spending policy, policymakers, military comptrollers, and officers in training.
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This second part of a two-volume series examines in detail the financing of America’s major wars from the Spanish-American War to the Vietnam War.
Defining U.S. Strategic Resourcing Culture .- The Golden Age of American Imperialism - Resourcing the Spanish - American War .- The War to End All Wars – Wilsonian Democracy and Resourcing World War One .- Defeating the Axis of Evil - Resourcing World War Two .- Communism Contained - Resourcing the Korean War .- The Never Ending Nightmare - Resourcing the Vietnam War.
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This second part of a two-volume series examines in detail the financing of America’s major wars from the Spanish-American War to the Vietnam War. It interweaves analyses of political policy, military strategy and operations, and war finance and economic mobilization with examinations of the events of America’s major armed conflicts, offering useful case studies for students of military history and spending policy, policymakers, military comptrollers, and officers in training.
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Provides a comprehensive analysis of military finance and policy throughout US history, covering in this volume the period from the Spanish-American War the to the Vietnam War Analyzes military spending from multiple viewpoints, drawing from policy studies, strategic studies, history, and military studies Offers a sweeping and practical perspective from a scholar with extensive experience in security, finance, and academia
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ISBN
9781137549921
Publisert
2017-02-10
Utgiver
Vendor
Palgrave Macmillan
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
148 mm
Aldersnivå
Research, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Biographical note

Thomas M. Meagher is Adjunct Professor at Armstrong State University, USA.  He spent twenty-five years in the national security field, including time as an active duty Army officer, ten years in financial analysis and investor relations positions in the defense industry, and another decade as an award-winning Wall Street equity research analyst following publicly traded defense and government services contractors. He is currently researching and writing a complementary two part volume on resourcing European and Asian Military Interventions from the War of the Spanish Succession to World War Two.