Financing Armed Conflict, Volume 2 : Resourcing US Military Interventions From the Spanish-American War to Vietnam

This second part of a two-volume series examines in detail the financing of America’s major wars from the Spanish-American War to the Vietnam War. It interweaves analyses of political policy, military strategy and operations, and war finance and economic mobilization with examinations of the events of America’s major armed conflicts, offering useful case studies for students of military history and spending policy, policymakers, military comptrollers, and officers in training. Preface 6 Notes 10 Contents 12 Chapter 1: Defining U.S. Strategic Resourcing Culture 17 U.S. Strategic Resourcing Culture 17 U.S. Political–Military Culture 22 Classical Military Theorists 22 The Continental Theorists 23 Carl Von Clausewitz 23 Antoine Jomini 24 The Maritime Theorists 25 Julian Corbett 27 The Aerospace Theorists 28 Giulio Douhet 29 The Revolutionary War Theorists 30 Mao Tse Tung 30 The Economic and Financial Warfare Theorists 32 Financial Warfare 36 Principles of U.S. Political Thought 40 Principles of U.S. Military Culture 42 Fundamentals of U.S. Defense Planning 45 U.S. Political Economy of War 46 Economics of National Security 48 The Perspective of Economics 48 Economic Capacity and National Power 48 The Role of International Trade 49 Public Sector Financial Policy 50 Conflict Finance Techniques 52 U.S. Mobilization Policy 54 The Defense Industry and the U.S. Economy 54 Supporting an American Way of War 57 Notes 57 Chapter 2: The Golden Age of American Imperialism: Resourcing the Spanish–American War 63 Ends 63 Pre-War Political Culture 63 Ways 65 Pre-War Military Strategy 65 Pre-War Operational Strategy 68 Means 70 Pre-War Economic Culture 70 Pre-War Fiscal Policy 70 Pre-War Monetary Policy 71 Pre-War Debt Policy 75 Chronology of Political, Strategic/Operational, and Resource Management Events 75 1897 75 1898 77 1899 84 1900 85 Ends 86 Ways 88 Means 88 Post War Fiscal and Debt Policy 88 Post-War Mobilization Policy 89 Notes 90 Chapter 3: The War to End All Wars: Wilsonian Democracy and Resourcing World War One 97 Ends 97 Pre-War Political Culture 97 Ways 99 Pre-War Military Strategy 99 Pre-War Operational Strategy 106 Pre-War Tactics 107 Means 107 Pre-War Economic Culture 107 Pre-War Fiscal Policy 108 Pre-War Monetary Policy 111 Pre-War Debt Policy 115 Chronology of Political, Strategic/Operational, and Resource Management Events 115 1914 115 1915 122 1916 129 1917 136 1918 142 Ends 150 Ways 151 Means 154 Notes 158 Chapter 4: Defeating the Axis of Evil: Resourcing World War Two 171 Ends 171 Pre-War Political Culture 171 Ways 172 Pre-War Military Strategy 172 Pre-War Operational Strategy 174 Means 177 Pre-War Economic Culture 177 Pre-War Fiscal Policy 179 Pre-War Monetary Policy 180 Pre-War Debt Policy 185 Pre-War Mobilization Policy 185 Pre-War Mobilization Policy 185 Chronology of Political, Strategic/Operational, and Resource Management Events56 192 1939 192 1940 196 1941 204 1942 215 1943 225 1944 234 1945 244 Ends 250 Ways 251 Means 252 Post-War Fiscal Policy 253 Post-War Monetary Policy 255 Post-War Debt Policy 257 Post-War Mobilization Policy 257 Notes 258 Chapter 5: Communism Contained: Resourcing the Korean War 277 Ends 277 Pre-War Political Culture 277 Ways 280 Pre-War Military Strategy 280 Means 282 Pre-War Economic Culture 282 Pre-War Fiscal Policy 284 Pre-War Monetary Policy 285 Pre-War Debt Policy 289 Chronology of Political, Strategic/Operational, and Resource Management Events 289 1950 289 1951 297 1952 303 1953 306 Ends 307 Ways 308 Means 309 Post-War Fiscal Policy 309 Post-War Monetary Policy 310 Post-War Debt Policy 312 Notes 314 Chapter 6: The Never Ending Nightmare: Resourcing the Vietnam War 320 Ends 320 Pre-War Political Culture 320 Ways 323 Pre-War Military Strategy 323 Means 324 Pre-War Economic Culture 324 Pre-War Fiscal Policy 325 Pre-War Monetary Policy 325 Pre-War Debt Policy 327 Pre-War Mobilization Policy 328 Chronology of Political, Strategic/Operational, and Resource Management Events 330 1964 330 1965 332 1966 335 1967 336 1968 338 1969 341 1970 342 Ends 343 Ways 344 Means 346 Notes 349 Epilogue: Preparing for War on Three Fronts 355 Notes 364 Bibliography 366 Primary Sources 366 Secondary Sources 369 Index 375 Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Defining U.S. Strategic Resourcing Culture....Pages 1-46 The Golden Age of American Imperialism: Resourcing the Spanish–American War....Pages 47-80 The War to End All Wars: Wilsonian Democracy and Resourcing World War One....Pages 81-154 Defeating the Axis of Evil: Resourcing World War Two....Pages 155-260 Communism Contained: Resourcing the Korean War....Pages 261-303 The Never Ending Nightmare: Resourcing the Vietnam War....Pages 305-339 Back Matter....Pages 341-379 Volume 1. Resourcing Us Military Interventions From The Revolution To The Civil War. -- Volume 2. Resourcing Us Military Interventions From The Spanish-american War To Vietnam. Thomas M. Meagher. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.