U.S. global defense posture, 1783-2011 /
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10818056 |
Table of Contents:
- Framework for U.S. posture
- Extent of the U.S. overseas military presence
- Operational orientation of American forces
- Continental defense, 1783-1815
- Continental defense and commercialism, 1815-1898
- Transition period, 1898-1905
- Oceanic posture
- Hemispheric defense (hemispheric anti-access/area denial)
- Perimeter defense in-depth, 1943-1949
- Consolidated defense-in-depth
- Transitioning from perimeter defense-in-depth to consolidated defense-in-depth
- Expeditionary defense-in-depth
- Comparing the GDPR to perimeter defense-in-depth
- Findings and recommendations
- Recommendations
- Concluding thoughts.