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| Title: | Armament Tide
: Rearming America |
| Author: | Rear Admiral Stuart Franklin Platt |
| ISBN: | 1894694171 : 9781894694179 |
| Illustrations: | b/w photos |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 209 |
| Weight: | .518 Kg. |
| Published: | Granville Island Publishing - November 2002 |
| List Price: | 26.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Weapons & equipment: USA |
Arming the US military is an ongoing process, one of vital importance. This book will help America’s leaders, educators and general public better understand how to manage the business of rearmament. Drawing on historical anecdotes, common business principles and the author’s 31 years of military service, the book provides an engaging and educational look at the complexities of arming the American military.
The Flood Tide of Rearmament; Big Ships, Big Costs, Big Savings; The General Electric F404; Aegis -- Hell hath no fury...; The Silent Service; Smart Weapons Need Smart Buyers; Honour Abides Here; Damn the Torpedoes; The Crusade for Sensible Procurement; Charting Our Course to the Future; Greasing the Wheels on the Bandwagon of Change; War and Peace in the 21st Century; Index.
