Military Doctrine: A Reference Handbook

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This comprehensive volume provides a thorough overview of 20th- and 21st-century military doctrines worldwide. Military Doctrine: A Reference Handbook takes a thorough look at 20th- and 21st-century military doctrines around the world. It excerpts relevant English-language scholarly and governmental literature to paint a picture of how military doctrine has developed in recent history, what military doctrines are currently operating on the world stage, and where military doctrine is heading in the near future. The book casts a wide net, scanning the relevant government documents, international agreements, monographs, journals, conference papers, and Internet resources to present a thorough overview of the importance of military doctrine in today's highly unstable world. Because military institutions are important formulators of national military doctrine and not merely implementers, this book examines the roles played by military organizations around the world. With the proliferation of independent military scholars and the widespread influence of their work in the Internet age, the book also scans the "gray" literature and describes its effects on military doctrine.

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Chapman (a government information and political science librarian at Purdue U.) offers a brief analytic overview of the role of military doctrine in the national military policy of the United States following World War II, followed by a guide to the relevant English-language documentary and scholarly literature and research resources for the United States. * SciTech Book News *
This specialized research guide is suitable for the reference or circulating collections of academic and large public libraries. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and above; general readers. * Choice *

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Bert Chapman is Government Information Librarian at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.