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- catalog abstract "The Persian Gulf conflict was the first major combat test for U.S. military forces since the nation ended conscription two decades ago. As hundreds of thousands of American troops were dispatched to the Middle East, the nation realized, seemingly for the first time, that the composition of its armed forces was far removed from any that the nation had previously sent to war. The deployment of unprecedented proportions of minorities and women and the prominent role of reserves and national guard troops aroused considerable interest, widespread debate, and some worry. The prospect that African Americans could bear a disproportionate share of military casualties generated a socially divisive debate that threatened to reopen old racial scars; the reality that American women were exposed to perils from which, by long and deep tradition, they had previously been shielded inspired calls for them to be admitted to combat specialties; and controversy surrounding the readiness of the Army's combat reserves led to an internecine struggle over the future shape of the U.S. Army. In this book, Martin Binkin addresses each of these issues in order to provide a better understanding of the composition of America's fighting forces, to prompt an assessment of attitudes toward who should fight in future wars, and to delineate the choices for influencing the social distribution of peril. Binkin argues that the time for public involvement is now, while the memories of the Persian Gulf conflict ar still reasonably fresh and while a fundamental rethinking of the post-cold war military is under way.".
- catalog contributor b4783548.
- catalog coverage "United States Armed Forces Reorganization.".
- catalog created "c1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "c1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The Persian Gulf conflict was the first major combat test for U.S. military forces since the nation ended conscription two decades ago. As hundreds of thousands of American troops were dispatched to the Middle East, the nation realized, seemingly for the first time, that the composition of its armed forces was far removed from any that the nation had previously sent to war. The deployment of unprecedented proportions of minorities and women and the prominent role of reserves and national guard troops aroused considerable interest, widespread debate, and some worry. The prospect that African Americans could bear a disproportionate share of military casualties generated a socially divisive debate that threatened to reopen old racial scars; the reality that American women were exposed to perils from which, by long and deep tradition, they had previously been shielded inspired calls for them to be admitted to combat specialties; and controversy surrounding the readiness of the Army's combat reserves led to an internecine struggle over the future shape of the U.S. Army. In this book, Martin Binkin addresses each of these issues in order to provide a better understanding of the composition of America's fighting forces, to prompt an assessment of attitudes toward who should fight in future wars, and to delineate the choices for influencing the social distribution of peril. Binkin argues that the time for public involvement is now, while the memories of the Persian Gulf conflict ar still reasonably fresh and while a fundamental rethinking of the post-cold war military is under way.".
- catalog description "The changing face of the military -- Women as warriors?: equal opportunity and national security -- Peacetime benefits and wartime burdens: the Black dilemma -- What role for the weekend warriors? -- Who will fight the next war?".
- catalog extent "xi, 179 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Who will fight the next war?".
- catalog identifier "0815709552 :".
- catalog identifier "0815709560 :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Who will fight the next war?".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "c1993.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution,".
- catalog relation "Who will fight the next war?".
- catalog spatial "United States Armed Forces Reorganization.".
- catalog subject "355/.00973/09049 20".
- catalog subject "UA23 .B498 1993".
- catalog tableOfContents "The changing face of the military -- Women as warriors?: equal opportunity and national security -- Peacetime benefits and wartime burdens: the Black dilemma -- What role for the weekend warriors? -- Who will fight the next war?".
- catalog title "Who will fight the next war? : the changing face of the American military / Martin Binkin.".
- catalog type "text".