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James Fallows | Military Strategy, Defense Policy, and Geopolitics

National Defense by James Fallows

National Defense by James Fallows

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A James Fallows Critique of Cold War Military Spending and Defense Strategy

National Book Award-winning journalist James Fallows delivers an influential critique of US military procurement, defense budgets, and Cold War strategy. Fallows examines how military bureaucracy, costly high-tech weapons systems, and economic factors often compromised battlefield readiness rather than enhancing national security.

Connecting defense spending with national economic stability, the text challenges Pentagon orthodoxies, analyzing real-world military tactics versus theoretical defense models in a clear-eyed policy evaluation.

Why You’ll Love This Book

James Fallows combines investigative journalism, military policy analysis, and economic rigor. An essential volume for military historians, policy analysts, and readers of Cold War defense literature.

Edition & Specifications

Publisher: Random House

Pages: 

Format: Hardcover

Publication Date: 1981

ISBN: 9780394518244

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