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The US Military - A Basic Introduction (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,116
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The US Military - A Basic Introduction (Paperback): Judith Hicks Stiehm

The US Military - A Basic Introduction (Paperback)

Judith Hicks Stiehm

Series: Cass Military Studies

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This book aims to provide a basic guide to the US military and will raise questions for further discussion by students. The US spends as much on its military as all other nations the world combined; even in a severe recession, the military budget has been sacrosanct. The US military can reach into the most remote areas of the globe and kill its enemies from long distances with impunity. It is not a citizen military, but a military of senior professionals who command young volunteers many of them attracted by rewards unavailable to them in civilian life, such as an education. Both are supported by large numbers of contractors working for profit. While political scientists study the legislature, the presidency, the courts, public opinion, voting, campaigns, state and local government, only rarely do they refer to government's defining institutions, those that exercise legitimate force, i.e., the police and more especially, the military. Prof. Michael Walzer asserts that in a democracy citizens are responsible for the kind of military they have and how and where it is used. Nevertheless, few political science students have much knowledge on the military. This book will be of much interest to students of the US military, US politics, US defense, and military studies in general.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cass Military Studies
Release date: 2012
First published: 2012
Authors: Judith Hicks Stiehm
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-78215-9
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
LSN: 0-415-78215-5
Barcode: 9780415782159

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