Scales on War

The Future of America's Military at Risk

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
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Author: Bob Scales ISBN: 9781682471036
Publisher: Naval Institute Press Publication: September 15, 2016
Imprint: Naval Institute Press Language: English
Author: Bob Scales
ISBN: 9781682471036
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Publication: September 15, 2016
Imprint: Naval Institute Press
Language: English

Scales on War is a collection of ideas, concepts and observations about contemporary war taken from over 30 years of research, writing and personal experience by retired Major General Bob Scales. The book melds Scales’ unique style of writing that includes contemporary military history, current events and his philosophy of ground warfare to create a very personal and expansive view of where Americn defense policies are heading in the future.

The book is a collection. Each chapter addresses distinct topics that embrace tactical ground warfare, future gazing, the draft and the role of women in the infantry. His uniting thesis is that throughout its history the United States has favored a technological approach to fighting its wars and has neglected its ground forces. America’s enemies have learned though the experience of battle how to defeat American technology. The consequences of a learning and adaptive enemy has been a continuous string of battlefield defeats.

Scales argues that only a resurgent land force of Army and Marine small units will restore America’s fighting competence.

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Scales on War is a collection of ideas, concepts and observations about contemporary war taken from over 30 years of research, writing and personal experience by retired Major General Bob Scales. The book melds Scales’ unique style of writing that includes contemporary military history, current events and his philosophy of ground warfare to create a very personal and expansive view of where Americn defense policies are heading in the future.

The book is a collection. Each chapter addresses distinct topics that embrace tactical ground warfare, future gazing, the draft and the role of women in the infantry. His uniting thesis is that throughout its history the United States has favored a technological approach to fighting its wars and has neglected its ground forces. America’s enemies have learned though the experience of battle how to defeat American technology. The consequences of a learning and adaptive enemy has been a continuous string of battlefield defeats.

Scales argues that only a resurgent land force of Army and Marine small units will restore America’s fighting competence.

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