1st Edition
Reagan's Military Buildup and the End of the Cold War A Position of Strength
By Kevin D. Smith
Copyright 2027
298 Pages
29 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
298 Pages
29 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book offers an analysis of the United States’ conventional military buildup during the final decade of the Cold War.
Departing from a historiography largely focused on strategic arms and summit diplomacy, the work examines how the modernization of non-nuclear forces formed an integral part of Ronald Reagan’s broader Cold War strategy. It shows that the revitalization of conventional... Read more
Introduction 1 Defense Budgets 2 Carter’s Buildup 3 The Challenges of 1981 4 Doctrines of Defense 5 Procurement 6 Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation 7 Personnel 8 Operations 9 Dividends 10 Beyond the Buildup
Biography
Kevin D. Smith is the Executive Director of the National Institute for Cold War Studies and has a PhD in History from Liberty University.
