American Defense Policy in Perspective: From Colonial Times to the Present

John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1965. Softcover/Heavy Board Wraps. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for ex-military library stamps on the half title page and rear inner board; pocket and check out in rear. Book Condition: Good+; chip on front wrap; missing corner pieces on rear wrap; spine label residue; rear cover worn and lightly soiled from adhesive which has removed some of the surface printing. No DJ. Pictorial Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not chipped or split. Text is clean without markings or underlining. Both the immediate present and the future of America are profoundly affected by the role of the armed forces. Yet the complexities of defense policy, how it is formulated and how it is executed remain a mystery to many citizens. This book relates the role of military factors in the nation in the only manner possible to achieve understanding-by using a comprehensive historical approach. A strong straight copy.