Thinking about America's defense: an analytical memoir
Over his 33 years in the Air Force and more than 20 years at RAND, Lt GenGlenn A. Kent was a uniquely acute analyst and developer of American defensepolicy. In this volume, he offers not so much a memoir in the normal senseas a summary of the dozens of national security issues in which he waspersona...
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| Summary: | Over his 33 years in the Air Force and more than 20 years at RAND, Lt GenGlenn A. Kent was a uniquely acute analyst and developer of American defensepolicy. In this volume, he offers not so much a memoir in the normal senseas a summary of the dozens of national security issues in which he waspersonally engaged during his long career. In the process, he describes therelated analytical frameworks and illustrates the bureaucratic intricacies. |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Physical Description: | XXIV, 257 S. graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 9780833044525 |
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