{"product_id":"the-masks-of-war-carl-builder-9780801837760","title":"The Masks of War: American Military Styles in Strategy and Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy was the Navy ready to clear the skies over the Persian Gulf, yet surprised by the mines laid under it? Why is it that the Army is always prepared for war in Europe, but was caught off guard in Korea and Vietname? And why is the Air Force indifferent to \"Star Wars\"?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Masks of War\u003c\/i\u003e Carl H. Builder asks what motives lie behind the puzzling and often contradictory behavior of America's militay forces. The answer, he finds, has little to do with what party controls the White House or who writes the budget. Far more powerful-and glacially resistant to change-are the entrenched institutions and distinct \"personalities\" of the three armed services themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Masks of War\u003c\/i\u003e explains why things sometimes go wrong for the American military. It also explains why things will \u003ci\u003ealways\u003c\/i\u003e go wrong for the military reformers. Changes in the military's strategic thinking have come only in the wake of full-blown disaster-Pearl Harbor, for instance. Today's nuclear world can't afford such lessons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carl H. Builder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801837766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801837760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 5.82w x 0.66d","brand":"Carl H. Builder","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986682544383,"sku":"9780801837760","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a86443b2-e907-4c21-b1fc-b24b58a7232c.jpg?v=1683284722","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-masks-of-war-carl-builder-9780801837760","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}