ABSTRACT

This book, first published in 1981, offers a critical review of the techniques of mathematical modelling and their appropriate application to military operations research – the analysis of data (historical data, exercise and test results, and intelligence) in preparation for war. The virtues of sophistication via simplicity, and the beauty of the artful finesse, emerge as the signature of successful modelling.

chapter Chapter I|32 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter II|28 pages

Costing

Life Cycle Cost Models

chapter Chapter III|23 pages

Strategic Mobility

chapter Chapter IV|22 pages

Modeling Strategic Bomber Penetration

chapter Chapter V|26 pages

The Theater Tactical Air Campaign

chapter Chapter VI|22 pages

A Theater-Level Model—IDA TACWAR

chapter Chapter VII|28 pages

Strategic Nuclear Exchange Models

chapter Chapter VIII|32 pages

Phoenix After the Holocaust

Is Recovery Possible?

chapter Chapter IX|5 pages

Epilogue