Re-examining the Roles of Landpower in the 21st Century and Their Implications

by U.S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, William T Johnsen, et al.

After 13 years of prolonged ground combat, a weary American public is leery of further interventions requiring land forces. Shifting geostrategic conditions, such as a revanchist Russia and a rising China, reinforce this reluctance. At the same time, technological innovation once more offers the chimera of war from a distance that does not endanger land forces.Nonetheless, at some point, a highly volatile international security environment will place...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150556364X
• ISBN13: 9781505563641
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"