The Masks of War

American Military Styles in Strategy and Analysis: A RAND Corporation Research Study

By: Carl Builder

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Paperback | 16 April 1989

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Why was the Navy ready to clear the skies over the Persian Gulf, yet surprised by the mines laid under it? Why is it that the Army is always prepared for war in Europe, but was caught off guard in Korea and Vietname? And why is the Air Force indifferent to ""Star Wars""?

In The Masks of War Carl H. Builder asks what motives lie behind the puzzling and often contradictory behavior of America's militay forces. The answer, he finds, has little to do with what party controls the White House or who writes the budget. Far more powerful-and glacially resistant to change-are the entrenched institutions and distinct ""personalities"" of the three armed services themselves.

The Masks of War explains why things sometimes go wrong for the American military. It also explains why things will always go wrong for the military reformers. Changes in the military's strategic thinking have come only in the wake of full-blown disaster-Pearl Harbor, for instance. Today's nuclear world can't afford such lessons.

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""Builder's provocative book is institutional profile at its best, probing far beyond the flip phrases that usually describe the essence of each service, e.g., that the Air Force likes things it can fly.""

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Non-Fiction History Regional & National History History of the Americas Military History Warfare & Defence Military & Defence Strategy Engineering & Technology Other Technologies & Applied Sciences Military Engineering Politics & Government Political Science & Theory

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Personalities	p. 1
The Masks of War	p. 3
Five Faces of the Service Personalities	p. 17
The Service Identities and Behavior	p. 31
Strategy	p. 45
What Is Strategy?	p. 47
Service Strategies	p. 57
The Air Strategy	p. 67
The Navy and Strategy	p. 74
The Army and Strategy	p. 86
Analysis	p. 93
What Is Analysis?	p. 95
Service Styles toward Analysis	p. 104
Images of Conflict	p. 115
Implications	p. 125
The Service Concepts of War	p. 127
Military Commitments to Combat	p. 143
Implications for Military Planning	p. 154
Implications for Regional Security	p. 168
Prospects	p. 183
The Army's Identity Crisis	p. 185
Implications for the Future	p. 194
Notes	p. 207
Bibliography	p. 231
Index	p. 235
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