Daydream believers : how a few grand ideas wrecked American power / Fred Kaplan.

Author/Creator:

Kaplan, Fred M.

Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2008.

Format/Description:

Book
ix, 246 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects:

United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-.
United States -- Military policy.
Power (Social sciences) -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
Strategy -- History -- 21st century.

Contents:

The mirage of instant victory
The fog of moral clarity
Chasing silver bullets
Breaking the world anew
The dreams dissolve into nightmares
Waking up to reality.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-230) and index.

ISBN:

9780470121184 (cloth)
0470121181 (cloth)

OCLC:

166873182

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Online:

Table of contents only
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0804/2007044576-t.html

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