Acknowledgments  III

Preface  V

Executive Summary  1

The Rationale for Examining U.S. Land Power  3

The Use of U.S. Land Power Since World War II  5

Contemporary Warfare and Its Implications for Land Power  12

Trends in Modern Warfare  13

Institutional Perceptions  17

The Soldier and the State  18

How the U.S. Army and Marine Corps See Themselves  19

Current Transformation Efforts  20

Inherent Characteristics of U.S. Land Power  23

Conclusion  26

About the Authors  28

Endnotes  31