Our outmoded military establishment-which failed in Vietnam, Iran, and Lebanon, and continues to fail silently in providing adequate military readiness-is in need of drastic, fundamental reform. So argues respected defense analyst Edward Luttwak in "The Pentagon and the Art of War," the Washington best-seller that has been widely acclaimed as an authoritative source. As Luttwak demonstrates, no matter how great our defense expenditures, we can rebuild America's military effectiveness only through systematic change and a unified strategy.

"An Institute for Contemporary Studies/Simon and Schuster Publication." "Published by the Institute for Contemporary Studies"--T.p. Includes index.

The anatomy of military failure -- How the lessons of defeat remained unlearned -- The labyrinth : the enormity of the defense establishment -- A greater enormity : the military power of the Soviet Union -- The materialist bias : why we need more "fraud, waste, and mismanagement" -- The officer surplus and the research merry-go-round -- The great budget game and the cost of weapons -- The great budget game and the lessons of history -- The great budget game and the neglect of strategy -- Toward reform.