America's Military Revolution: Strategy and Structure After the Cold War

In America's Military Revolution: Strategy and Structure after the Cold War, Lieutenant General William E. Odom delivers a lucid and provocative analysis of how the United States must adapt its national security policies for the future. New needs, goals, dangers, and opportunities exist; they necessitate new strategies and, consequently, new structure.
General Odom is not only one of America's distinguished Army officers but also a renowned scholar. He explains how military options and the utility of certain military operations will be different in this new but still dangerous world. Odom describes the new strategic environment in which all security policy must be made and implemented, devoting special attention to the strategic ramifications of developments in Europe, Northeast Asia, Southwest Asia and the Middle East, Central America and the Caribbean. He stresses the central importance of Japan and Germany. According to Odom, "Any stable post-Cold War international system must include these two states as key pillars. All else is secondary."
The author examines the rapidly changing nature of war to show the implications those changes have for U.S. force structure. He offers compelling analyses of American needs and capabilities in vital areas of military policy: coalition management, intelligence, space, industrial mobilization, logistics, and research and development. He also unveils important suggestions on Pentagon restructuring that are sure to invite further analysis and lively discussion.
General Odom calls for continued debate as the U.S. attempts to redefine the role of its military and improve its capabilities in a volatile international environment. America's Military Revolution will surely widen and contribute to this crucial discussion.

William E. Odom is an adjunct professor of political science at Yale University.