Rand Report, Issues 2992-3000Rand, 1984 - Research |
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20th century advantage alliance allies American armies assault assessments assets attack attractive B. H. Liddell Hart Balkans benefits British campaign capability central theater concept confrontation consequences costs crisis Cuba Cuban Missile Crisis Dardanelles defeat Doolittle raid East Prussia effects effort escalatory essential Europe evaluate example excursions exploit fleet France French gains German global goals important influence initiator intended invasion investment involved Japanese lateral level of violence limited major materiel Mediterranean military actions military balance morale Napoleon negotiated nonnuclear nuclear weapons objectives opera opponent opponent's opportunity options out-of-area outcomes Pacific peripheral phoney war planning political potential primary conflict primary theater probably risks Romania Russians scenarios second-area action strategy second-area actions second-area military second-area operations strategy seize Soviet Union specific stalemate strategic bombing strategy of second-area successful superpowers tactical targets tegic territory tion troops U.S. forces United vertical escalation wars Warsaw Pact Western Western Front World World War II