The Iraq Wars and America's Military Revolution

by Keith L. Shimko

Book Overview

Many saw the United States' decisive victory in Desert Storm (1991) as not only vindication of American defense policy since Vietnam but also confirmation of a revolution in military affairs (RMA). Just as information-age technologies were revolutionizing civilian life, the Gulf War appeared to reflect similarly profound changes in warfare. A debate has raged ever since about a contemporary RMA and its implications for American defense policy. Addressing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521128846
• ISBN13: 9780521128841
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 8.9"