Leveraging Strength: The Pillars of American Grand Strategy in World War II

Abstract

This article argues that U.S. leaders navigated their way through World War II challenges in several important ways. These included: sustaining a functional civil-military relationship; mobilizing inside a democratic capitalist paradigm; leveraging the moral high ground ceded to them by their enemies; cultivating their ongoing relationship with the British, and embracing a kind of adaptability and resiliency that facilitated their ability to learn from mistakes and take advantage of their enemies' mistakes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA570231

Entities

People

  • Tami D. Biddle

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Bombing
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Politics
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design