The Science of War: Defense Budgeting, Military Technology, Logistics, and Combat Outcomes by O'Hanlon, Michael E.
The Science of War: Defense Budgeting, Military Technology, Logistics, and Combat Outcomes by O'Hanlon, Michael E.

The Science of War: Defense Budgeting, Military Technology, Logistics, and Combat Outcomes

An essential introduction to modern defense policy The U.S. military is one of the largest and most...
CHF 55.67
CHF 55.67
SKU: 9780691157993
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 228 left in stock
Author: Michael E. O'Hanlon
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Subtotal: CHF 55.67
10 customers are viewing this product
The Science of War: Defense Budgeting, Military Technology, Logistics, and Combat Outcomes by O'Hanlon, Michael E.

The Science of War: Defense Budgeting, Military Technology, Logistics, and Combat Outcomes

CHF 55.67
The Science of War: Defense Budgeting, Military Technology, Logistics, and Combat Outcomes by O'Hanlon, Michael E.

The Science of War: Defense Budgeting, Military Technology, Logistics, and Combat Outcomes

CHF 55.67
Author: Michael E. O'Hanlon
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

An essential introduction to modern defense policy

The U.S. military is one of the largest and most complex organizations in the world. How it spends its money, chooses tactics, and allocates its resources have enormous implications for national defense and the economy. The Science of War is the only comprehensive textbook on how to analyze and understand these and other essential problems in modern defense policy.

Michael O'Hanlon provides undergraduate and graduate students with an accessible yet rigorous introduction to the subject. Drawing on a broad range of sources and his own considerable expertise as a defense analyst and teacher, he describes the analytic techniques the military uses in every crucial area of military science. O'Hanlon explains how the military budget works, how the military assesses and deploys new technology, develops strategy and fights wars, handles the logistics of stationing and moving troops and equipment around the world, and models and evaluates battlefield outcomes. His modeling techniques have been tested in Iraq and Afghanistan, including the methods he used to predict higher-than-anticipated troop fatalities in Iraq--controversial predictions that have since been vindicated.

The Science of War is the definitive resource on warfare in the twenty-first century.
  • Gives the best introduction to defense analysis available
  • Covers defense budgeting
  • Shows how to model and predict outcomes in war
  • Explains military logistics, including overseas basing
  • Examines key issues in military technology, including missile defense, space warfare, and nuclear-weapons testing
  • Based on the author's graduate-level courses at Princeton, Columbia, and Georgetown universities


Author: Michael E. O'Hanlon
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 04/21/2013
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780691157993

About the Author
Michael E. O'Hanlon is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who specializes in national security policy. His many books include Bending History and The Wounded Giant.
Shipping & Return

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Review

Related Products

Example product title
CHF 55.67
CHF 55.67
Example product title
CHF 55.67
CHF 55.67
Example product title
CHF 55.67
CHF 55.67
Example product title
CHF 55.67
CHF 55.67
Example product title
CHF 55.67
CHF 55.67
Example product title
CHF 55.67
CHF 55.67
Example product title
CHF 55.67
CHF 55.67
Example product title
CHF 55.67
CHF 55.67
Example product title
CHF 55.67
CHF 55.67
Example product title
CHF 55.67
CHF 55.67

Recently Viewed Products