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100	1		_aScales, Robert H.
245	1	0	_aScales on War : _bThe Future of America's Military at Risk.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aLa Vergne : _bNaval Institute Press, _c2016.
264		4	_c©2016.
300			_a1 online resource (191 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aIntro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Two Unnecessary Heroes -- 2. The Cinderella Service -- 3. The American Era of War -- 4. Adaptive Enemies -- 5. Forecasting War -- 6. The New Age of Infantry -- 7. Small-Unit Dominance -- 8. War in Two Epochs: McChrystal and Patton -- 9. Feeding the Narrative -- 10. The Human Dimension -- 11. Intent and Intuition -- 12. Touch -- 13. Ripley's Ghost -- 14. The Unblinking Eye -- 15. Mother Ships and Battleship Bureaucrats -- 16. Firepower -- 17. Air Support to Soldiers and Marines -- 18. Win Forever . . . in Combat -- 19. Strategic Genius -- 20. The Draft -- 21. Earning the Right -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author.
520			_aScales on War is a collection of ideas, concepts and observations about contemporary war taken from over 30 years of research, writing and personal experience by retired Major General Bob Scales. The book melds Scales' unique style of writing that includes contemporary military history, current events and his philosophy of ground warfare to create a very personal and expansive view of where Americn defense policies are heading in the future. The book is a collection. Each chapter addresses distinct topics that embrace tactical ground warfare, future gazing, the draft and the role of women in the infantry. His uniting thesis is that throughout its history the United States has favored a technological approach to fighting its wars and has neglected its ground forces. America's enemies have learned though the experience of battle how to defeat American technology. The consequences of a learning and adaptive enemy has been a continuous string of battlefield defeats. Scales argues that only a resurgent land force of Army and Marine small units will restore America's fighting competence.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aMilitary art and science--United States.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aScales, Robert H _tScales on War _dLa Vergne : Naval Institute Press,c2016 _z9781682471029
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4647847 _zClick to View
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