000			01521pam a2200325 a 4500
008			860929s1987 dcu b 001 0 eng
020			_a0815724543
020			_a0815724535 (pbk.)
040			_aDLC _cDLC
050	0	0	_aUA830 _b.E67 1987
082	0	0	_a355.0330536 _bEPS
100	1		_aEpstein, Joshua M.
245	1	0	_aStrategy and force planning : _bthe case of the Persian Gulf /
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bThe Brookings Institution, _cc1987.
300			_axiii, 169 p. :ill,
500			_aIncludes index.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references: p. 156-165.
520			_aIn this book, the author sets forth the three basic strategies available to the United States for the deterrence of Soviet conventional aggression and determines which of these strategies would prove most credible in the Persian Gulf region. His purpose is to address a defense policy problem of immediate concern to the United States, while shedding light on enduring theoretical questions of strategic choice and the determination of military requirements.
590			_ane 17/05/2018
591			_aLoans
650			_aPersian Gulf Region--Defenses.
650			_aUnited States--Military relations--Persian Gulf Region.
650			_aPersian Gulf Region--Military relations--United States.
650			_aPersian Gulf Region--Military relations--Soviet Union.
651		0	_aPersian Gulf Region.
651		0	_aUnited States.
651		0	_aSoviet Union.
942			_2ddc _cBOOK
949			_a355.0330536 EPS
999			_c8620 _d8620