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Joshua M. Epstein argues that prevailing assumptions about the East- West balance of power rest on erroneous measures of military strength. He develops a method for analyzing military capabilities and applies that general procedure to the Soviet tactical air threat to NATO. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the lates

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Author:   Joshua M. Epstein
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   4509
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.021kg
ISBN:  

9780691640440

ISBN 10:   0691640440
Pages:   318
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

"*FrontMatter, pg. iii*Contents, pg. ix*Figures, pg. xi*Acknowledgments, pg. xv*Note On Soviet Sources, pg. xvii*Preface, pg. xix*Introduction, pg. 1*Chapter I. Problems of U.S. Tactical Air Force Modernization, pg. 15*Chapter II. Soviet Weapons Design and the Relative Nature of the ""Gold-Plating"" Problem, pg. 43*Chapter III. Soviet Efficiency on the Ground, pg. 56*Chapter IV. Soviet Effectiveness in the Air, pg. 99*Chapter V. The Art of War and the Craft of Threat Assessment, pg. 131*Chapter VI. Soviet Capabilities and Soviet Doctrine, pg. 173*Appendices, pg. 189*Selected Bibliography, pg. 265*Index, pg. 285"

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