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Military Reform: An Uneven History and an Uncertain Future (Stanford Security Studies)

Military Reform: An Uneven History and an Uncertain Future (Stanford Security Studies)
By Winslow Wheeler, Lawrence Korb

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By reference to the fundamental strengths and weaknesses of America's armed forces, Wheeler and Korb establish a definition of what genuine military reform is and is not, and identify what really needs to be done to transform our military. They compare genuine reform with "cosmetic dabbling"—that improves nothing and often burdens US combat forces to the point of mental and physical immobility.

They focus particularly on the reforms advocated by a small group in Congress and the Pentagon in the 1980s, revealing how these reforms have fundamentally altered the ways in which the Department of Defense designs and buys hardware, and how our armed forces fight. The book uses Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom—and the subsequent insurgency in Iraq—to demonstrate what has been reformed in the US armed forces and the Department of Defense, and what has not.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1364937 in Books
  • Published on: 2009-04-06
  • Released on: 2009-04-08
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 256 pages

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"A serious-minded, number-crunching, cost-conscious analysis. . . . highly recommended for military history and studies shelves, and a 'must-read' for anyone involved in overseeing military operations or structure."
—Midwest Book Review


Wheeler....and Korb....explain the strengths and weaknesses of America's military forces, shedding light on what genuine military reform is and is not, and what remains to be done. —Parameters, Spring 2008


[T]he folks at Praeger Security International continue their mission of providing readers with insight and understanding of how America's military functions in an era of global uncertainty. Military Reform: A Reference Handbook is authored by Winslow T. Wheeler and Lawrence J. Korb and details the history of attemps at reforming America's armed forces. These two eminent authors examine the critical issues associated with military reform in an effort to distinguish them from "cosmetic dabbling." —SciTech Book News, February 2008,

About the Author

Winslow T. Wheeler worked on national security issues for 31 years for members of the U.S. Senate and for the U.S. General Accounting Office. Lawrence J. Korb is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and a Senior Adviser to the Center for Defense Information.

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A vital addition to any collection discussing the troubles of the modern military5
The military has problems of its own, and ironing them out is vital to national security. "Military Reform: An Uneven History and an Uncertain Future" discusses the modern American military and its current problems. Decrying false reforms and calling for a major overhaul on the way some things are done to bring the system into a modern age in administration, Wheeler and Korb focus on the proposed reforms from the 1980s called for by Congress and the Pentagon. "Military Reform" is a vital addition to any collection discussing the troubles of the modern military and is enthusiastically recommended.