United States Military Bases
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Base Nation
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Author : David Vine
language : en
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Release Date : 2015-08-25
Base Nation written by David Vine and has been published by Metropolitan Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-25 with Political Science categories.
From Italy to the Indian Ocean, from Japan to Honduras, a far-reaching examination of the perils of American military bases overseas American military bases encircle the globe. More than two decades after the end of the Cold War, the U.S. still stations its troops at nearly a thousand locations in foreign lands. These bases are usually taken for granted or overlooked entirely, a little-noticed part of the Pentagon's vast operations. But in an eye-opening account, Base Nation shows that the worldwide network of bases brings with it a panoply of ills—and actually makes the nation less safe in the long run. As David Vine demonstrates, the overseas bases raise geopolitical tensions and provoke widespread antipathy towards the United States. They also undermine American democratic ideals, pushing the U.S. into partnerships with dictators and perpetuating a system of second-class citizenship in territories like Guam. They breed sexual violence, destroy the environment, and damage local economies. And their financial cost is staggering: though the Pentagon underplays the numbers, Vine's accounting proves that the bill approaches $100 billion per year. For many decades, the need for overseas bases has been a quasi-religious dictum of U.S. foreign policy. But in recent years, a bipartisan coalition has finally started to question this conventional wisdom. With the U.S. withdrawing from Afghanistan and ending thirteen years of war, there is no better time to re-examine the tenets of our military strategy. Base Nation is an essential contribution to that debate.
United States Military Forces And Installations In Europe
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Author : Simon Duke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
United States Military Forces And Installations In Europe written by Simon Duke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.
For many people who live in Europe, the presence of substantial US military forces is a matter of concern and debate, which has tended so far to centre around a few highly-visible bases, such as the cruise missile locations. Apart from these few bases, relatively little is known about the size and extent of the US military presence in Europe. This book aims to fill that gap by providing the raw data on what is where. The study also highlights the historical details behind the acquisition of bases in individual countries, and summarizes and analyses all of the basing agreements between the US and its host nations which are available to the public. The book a timely contribution to the debate: as discussions begin for possible post-INF cuts in superpower force levels in Europe, there is an urgent need for accurate and unbiased information on US forces in Western Europe and on the massive infrastructure that supports those forces.
The Sun Never Sets
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Author : Joseph Gerson
language : en
Publisher: South End Press
Release Date : 1991
The Sun Never Sets written by Joseph Gerson and has been published by South End Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.
This landmark book tells a powerful story, continent by continent, of the development of U.S. security strategy over the past century into a global system of military bases and facilities for military intervention that has corrupted democratic values, economic and social well-being, and environmental sustainability in every country that the system touches, including the United States itself.--Elise Boulding
U S Overseas Bases Present Status And Future Prospects
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Author : United States. Department of the Army
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
U S Overseas Bases Present Status And Future Prospects written by United States. Department of the Army and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Military bases categories.
U S Overseas Bases Present Status And Future Prospects
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Author : Army Library (U.S.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
U S Overseas Bases Present Status And Future Prospects written by Army Library (U.S.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Military bases, American categories.
U S Overseas Bases
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Author : Alvin J. Cottrell
language : en
Publisher: Sage Publications (CA)
Release Date : 1977
U S Overseas Bases written by Alvin J. Cottrell and has been published by Sage Publications (CA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with History categories.
Base Politics
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Author : Alexander Cooley
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2012-07-23
Base Politics written by Alexander Cooley and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-23 with Political Science categories.
According to the Department of Defense's 2004 Base Structure Report, the United States officially maintains 860 overseas military installations and another 115 on noncontinental U.S. territories. Over the last fifteen years the Department of Defense has been moving from a few large-footprint bases to smaller and much more numerous bases across the globe. This so-called lily-pad strategy, designed to allow high-speed reactions to military emergencies anywhere in the world, has provoked significant debate in military circles and sometimes-fierce contention within the polity of the host countries. In Base Politics, Alexander Cooley examines how domestic politics in different host countries, especially in periods of democratic transition, affect the status of U.S. bases and the degree to which the U.S. military has become a part of their local and national landscapes. Drawing on exhaustive field research in different host nations across East Asia and Southern Europe, as well as the new postcommunist base hosts in the Black Sea and Central Asia, Cooley offers an original and provocative account of how and why politicians in host countries contest or accept the presence of the U.S. military on their territory. Overseas bases, Cooley shows, are not merely installations that serve a military purpose. For host governments and citizens, U.S. bases are also concrete institutions and embodiments of U.S. power, identity, and diplomacy. Analyzing the degree to which overseas bases become enmeshed in local political agendas and interests, Base Politics will be required reading for anyone interested in understanding the extent-and limits-of America's overseas military influence.
Military Bases
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Author : United States. General Accounting Office
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Military Bases written by United States. General Accounting Office and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Military bases categories.
Directory Of Military Bases In The U S
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Author : William R. Evinger
language : en
Publisher: Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press
Release Date : 1991
Directory Of Military Bases In The U S written by William R. Evinger and has been published by Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.
The Faces Behind The Bases
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Author : Mark W. Royston
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2009-05
The Faces Behind The Bases written by Mark W. Royston and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Have you ever wondered for whom military bases are named? This book gives a short biography for those persons, including the halls and monuments at the Service Academies. it doesn't dwell on the politics, if any, that were a part of the naming decision. Check on your favorite base and then look at the entire book as a history of our nation.