Military planning in the twentieth century : proceedings of the 11. Military History Symposium, 10-12 October 1984

Front......Page 1
Contents......Page 7
Acknowledgements......Page 11
Foreword......Page 13
Introductions......Page 17
SESSION I: Military Planning - Before & During WWII......Page 49
Editor\'s Introduction......Page 50
Planning for la guerre des masses: Contraints & Contradictions in France Before 1940......Page 53
Japanese Military Education & Planning Before Pearl Harbor......Page 83
Soviet Planning Successes in the Great Patriotic War: The Results of Correct Formulae?......Page 105
Commentary, Waldo Heinrichs......Page 121
Discussion & Comments......Page 129
SESSION II: Technology & Air Force Planning......Page 135
Editor\'s Introduction......Page 137
Jet Lag in the Army Air Corps......Page 139
Air Force Planning & the Technology Development Planning Process in the Post-WWII AF-The First Decade (1945-1955)......Page 170
Commentary, Gen Bryce Poe & Richard Kohn......Page 247
Discussion & Comments......Page 260
SESSION III: Military Planning & the Cold War......Page 265
Editor\'s Introduction......Page 267
The Influence of the Air Power Concept on Air Force Planning, 1945-1962......Page 269
The Navy & National Security Policy in the 1970\'s......Page 291
JCS Strategic Planning & Vietnam: The Search for an Objective......Page 311
Commentary, Melvyn Leffler......Page 333
Discussion & Comments......Page 343
SESSION IV: Planning & Limited Conflict, 1945-1980......Page 349
Editor\'s Introduction......Page 351
Postwar U.S. Strategic Planning for Latin America (1945-1976): from Rainbow to IDAD......Page 354
The Impact of Vietnam on Military Planning, 1972-1980: Some Tentative Thoughts......Page 385
Commentary, James Luetze......Page 401
Discussion & Comments......Page 409
Summary Remarks, John Shy......Page 416
SPEECHES & MEMORANDUM......Page 421
Editor\'s Introduction......Page 423
Memorandum on A National Strategy Council......Page 425
Forging New Paths of Military Planning: Challenges of the Middle East/Persian Gulf......Page 432
Emerging Technologies & National Security Council......Page 439
Participants......Page 447
Index......Page 461