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Spending and Manpower in Four U.S. Mobilizations: A Macro/Policy Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 October 2011

George Horwich  and
David J. Bjornstad
George Horwich
Affiliation:
Purdue University
David J. Bjornstad
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laborator
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During the twentieth century the United States has called upon its economy to support a war effort four times: for World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam War. The experience of these four military buildups has led to a formal body of mobilization planning incorporating a number of implicit assumptions as to an appropriate mobilization posture. This article reviews the mobilization record of each war and traces the development of the accompanying mobilization doctrine.

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Journal of Policy History , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , April 1991 , pp. 173 - 202
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Copyright © The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. 1991

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