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Circling the Earth: United States Plans for a Postwar Overseas Military Base System, 1942-1948 Paperback – Illustrated, August 1, 2005
In December 1942, barely a year after the United States had entered World War II, the American military establishment was already planning a postwar overseas base network. Although initially designed to support an international police force, the plans increasingly assumed a national character as the Grand Alliance dissolved into the confrontations of the Cold War. Dr. Converse not only illustrates how Army, Navy, and Air Force planners went about their work but also analyzes the numerous factors influencing the nature, extent, and location of the projected base system. These included requirements for postwar US physical and economic security, rapidly changing technology, interservice rivalries, civil-military conflicts, and reactions by other nations to the prospect of American bases near or on their soil.
- Print length252 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherMilitary Bookshop
- Publication dateAugust 1, 2005
- Dimensions6.69 x 0.53 x 9.61 inches
- ISBN-101585661414
- ISBN-13978-1780399713
Product details
- ASIN : 1780399715
- Publisher : Military Bookshop; Illustrated edition (August 1, 2005)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 252 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1585661414
- ISBN-13 : 978-1780399713
- Item Weight : 14.4 ounces
- Dimensions : 6.69 x 0.53 x 9.61 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #12,258,205 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #118,300 in International & World Politics (Books)
- #296,801 in Engineering (Books)
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