Contractors and War : the Transformation of United States' Expeditionary Operations.

Contractors and War : the Transformation of United States' Expeditionary Operations.

The U.S. military is no longer based on a Cold War self-sufficient model. Today's armed forces are a third smaller than they were during the Cold War, and yet are expected to do as much if not more than they did during those years. As a result, a transformation is occurring in the way the U.S....

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Main Author: Kinsey, Christopher
Other Authors: Patterson, Malcolm
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Defense contracts > United States.
Contracting out > United States.
Government contractors > United States.
Private military companies > United States.
Armed Forces > Procurement
Contracting out
Defense contracts
Government contractors
Private military companies
United States > Armed Forces > Procurement.
United States
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Summary:The U.S. military is no longer based on a Cold War self-sufficient model. Today's armed forces are a third smaller than they were during the Cold War, and yet are expected to do as much if not more than they did during those years. As a result, a transformation is occurring in the way the U.S. government expects the military to conduct operations--with much of that transformation contingent on the use of contractors to deliver support to the armed forces during military campaigns and afterwards. Contractors and War explains the reasons behind this transformation and evaluates how the private se.
Physical Description:1 online resource (353 pages)
ISBN:9780804782937
0804782938
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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