TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pettyjohn,Stacie L.
TI  - U.S. global defense posture, 1783-2011
AV  - UA23 .P49 2012eb
U1  - 355/.033073 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Santa Monica, California
PB  - RAND
KW  - Military bases, American
KW  - Planning
KW  - United States
KW  - Defenses
KW  - History
KW  - Armed Forces
KW  - Foreign countries
KW  - Military policy
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - "Prepared for the United States Air Force."; "Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."; Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-124); 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
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10818056
ER  -