Major Reforms in the US Military: From the Vietnam War to the Gulf War

Author: [USA] Denis J. Dugan
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Publish Date: 1999-07-01
Features: In February 1991, the US military achieved its first battlefield victory since the Vietnam War with minimal losses. It is worth noting that this was unprecedented. The Great American Military Reforms profoundly reveals how this situation came about. It covers a wide range of themes to understand the historically lax readiness of the U.S. military—lessons learned and repeatedly forgotten from past wars—the impact of nuclear weapons on military policy after World War II, the terror caused by the Cold War with the Soviet Union, and the military posture before, during, and after the Vietnam War. However, what is more important is that the book emphasizes the significant progress made in the armed forces over the past two decades, which led to the victory in the Gulf War and made future victories possible.