TY - BOOK ID - 666879 TI - The future of land warfare PY - 2015 SN - 9780815726890 9780815727422 PB - Washington, D.C. Brookings Institution Press DB - UniCat KW - Polemology KW - United States KW - PolemologyUnited States KW - United States of America UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:666879 AB - The author begins with a historical sketch of the role of ground forces in the American way of war throughout US history. He surveys the world's key strategic regions for their importance to American national security and their vulnerability to large-scale violence. He then considers a number of illustrative scenarios in which large American conventional forces may be relevant. Where are large-scale conflicts or other catastrophes most likely to happen ? Which of these could be important enough to demand a US military response ? And which, in turn, might require significant numbers of American ground forces ? And finally, what do these considerations say about the proper size, structure, and capabilities of the future US Marine Corps and Army ? ER -