TY  - BOOK
AU  - Betts,Richard K.
TI  - American force: dangers, delusions, and dilemmas in national security 
T2  - A Council on Foreign Relations book
SN  - 9780231151221 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - JZ 1480 B565a 2012
U1  - 355.00973/09045 22
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Columbia University Press
KW  - National security
KW  - United States
KW  - Seguridad nacional
KW  - Estados Unidos
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - 1945-1989
KW  - 1989-
KW  - History, Military
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Military policy
KW  - Relaciones exteriores
KW  - Historia militar
KW  - Política militar
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface -- Introduction: from Cold War to hot peace -- Policy milestones: Cold War roots of consensus -- Confused interventions: puttering with primacy -- New threats of mass destruction: capabilities down, intentions up -- Terrorism: the soft underbelly of primacy -- Striking first: well-lost opportunities -- Big small wars: Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam -- The main events: the rise of China and resurgence of Russia -- Civil-military relations: a special problem? -- Plans and results: is strategy an illusion? -- A disciplined defense: regaining strategic solvency -- Conclusion: selecting security
UR  - http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=36382
ER  -