3rd printing stiff wrappers As New octavo xiii + 240pp., notes, bibliog., index, Why was the Navy ready to clear the skies over the Persian Gulf, yet surprised by the mines laid under it? Why is it that the Army is always prepared for war in Europe, but was caught off guard in Korea & Vietnam? IAuthor asks what motives lie behind the puzzling and often contradictory behaviour of America's military forces.

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Title: The Masks of War : American Military Styles in Strategy and Analysis
Author: Builder, Carl H.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins U. P. Baltimore 1995
Binding: Soft cover

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