Creating Military Power The Sources of Military Effectiveness

"Rigorous social science too often treats military power as the epiphenomenon of economic or technological resources. This impressive volume helps rectify that common mistake. It explores and details how what really mattersthe actual effectiveness of militariesdepends on complex social, political, diplomatic, and organizational underpinnings." --Richard K. Betts,Director, Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University "Creating Military Power is creative and rigorous, attentive to historical detail, and concerned with policy implications. It will undoubtedly be read with great enthusiasm by specialists on international security in both the academy and think tanks." Ronald R. Krebs, University of MinnesotaBrooks, Risa is the author of 'Creating Military Power The Sources of Military Effectiveness', published 2007 under ISBN 9780804753999 and ISBN 0804753997.