Systems Analysis & Modeling in Defense. Development, Trends, and Issues

25x17cm, xv, 913 pp, "Based on a NATO Defense Research Group Symposium on Modeling & Analysis of Defense Processes,held July 27- Contains 57 papers. Includes: D.W. Daniel, et al: "Can Exercises be Used in Place of Operations in Operational Research?"; R. Pizer "A Comparison of Casualty Rates Recorded in a Field Trial & Those Predicted by a Computer Program"; D. Rowland "The Place for Tactically Interactive Field Trials in Data Collection"; M.R. Bryson "Analysis of Opportunities to Engage"; M.R. Bryson "Experimental Evidence of the 'Tide of Battle' "; J.D.Robinson & H.K. Fallin "US Army Model Improvement Program (AMIP)"; E.D. Boehner & T.J. Bailey "Hierarchical Linkup of Attrition & Ammunition Expenditures between Models"; S.H. Parry "A Self-Contained Hierarchical Simulation Construct"; H.K. Pickett, et al: "Aggregation Models to Represent Small Dismounted Infantry Unit Combined Arms Battles in Division & Corps War Games"; P.J. Haysman & K. Wand "Extensions to Lanchester Theory of Combat"; A. Schenk, et al: "The Use of a Special Win Factor in Army Corps Simulations as Applied to Attrition Issues"; H.M. Sassenfield " Combat Situation Assessment with Respect to Terrain & Tactics"; R. L. Farrell "How Non-Weapon-System Parameters Affect Combat Results"; G. Hawkins "Structural Variance & other Related Topics Experienced in the SHAPE Armour/Anti-Armour Study"; J.N. Hagues "STOCHADE - A Highly Aggregated & Stochastic Combat Model"; B. James "Variance Reduction"; S. Bonder "Defense Long Range Acquisition Planning - Concepts & Methodology"; R.W. Blum "Some Force Structuring & Design Analysis Issues"; W. Schmitz " Application of a War Game & an Analytical Decision Model to Planning of Slight corner bumps, small chip from dustwrapper, VG., dustwrapp.…