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The Operational Code of the Politburo
Study from 1951 provides insight into the political leadership and foreign policy in the Soviet Union and other communist states; the development of Soviet military strategy and doctrine; and the organization and operation of the Soviet economy.
Pacification in Algeria, 1956-1958
Originally published in 1963 and featuring a new foreword by Bruce Hoffman, this account of the author's successful command in the Algerian war for independence presents a striking parallel to present-day counterinsurgency operations.
A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates
The tables presented here provide a large supply of random digits and normal deviates of high quality.
Preliminary Design of an Experimental World-Circling Spaceship
More than eleven years before the orbiting of Sputnik, history's first artificial space satellite, Project RAND released its first report: Preliminary Design of an Experimental World-Circling Spaceship (SM-11827), May 2, 1946.
The Compleat Strategyst: Being a Primer on the Theory of Games of Strategy
Classic game theory primer from 1954 that discusses basic concepts of game theory and its applications, and which popularized the subject for amateurs, professionals, and students throughout the world.
On Distributed Communications: I. Introduction to Distributed Communications Networks
This Memorandum introduces the system concept and outlines the requirements for and design considerations of such a system, especially in regard to implications for its use in the 1970s.
Selection and Use of Strategic Air Bases
An examination of the critical factors in strategic-base selection and an application of this analysis to the basing of the 1956-1961 bombing force.
How Much Is Enough? Shaping the Defense Program, 1961-1969
Originally published in 1971, and now published with a new foreword, this is a book of enduring value and lasting relevance. The authors detail the application, history, and controversies surrounding the Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS), used to evaluate military needs and to choose among alternatives for meeting those needs.
I Want You! The Evolution of the All-Volunteer Force
This volume presents the inside story of the U.S. military's transformation from a force of conscripts and draft-motivated ''volunteers'' to a force of professionals revered throughout the world.
Deployment Research of the New York City Fire Project
A description of some of the background, and results of research concerned with effective use of fire department manpower and equipment and, particularly, with deployment and allocation of firefighting units.
Slippery Water: A Demonstrated Advance in Fire-Fighting Technology
A collection of documents concerning slippery water.
Designing and Implementing Project ALERT: A Smoking and Drug Prevention Experiment
This report describes the design and implementation of Project ALERT, a multisite, multiyear test of a smoking and drug prevention program for adolescents.
Investing in Our Children: What We Know and Don't Know About the Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions
This study synthesizes the results of a number of previous evaluations in an effort to gauge the potentially costly programs that intervene early in the lives of disadvantaged children.
Diverting Children from a Life of Crime: Measuring Costs and Benefits
In combating crime in America, little attention has been paid to keeping children from becoming criminals. What benefit might be realized from such an approach, and at what cost?
Embassies Under Siege : A Review of 48 Embassy Takeovers, 1971-1980
A review of the 48 assaults made on embassies by terrorists and other militants between 1971 and 1980.
High Schools with Character
Analyzes big-city high schools: how they function and how the education of the low-income minority youth in these high schools can be improved.
Federal Programs Supporting Educational Change: Vol. I, A Model of Educational Change
The first in a five-volume study of federally funded (change agent) programs designed to introduce and spread innovation practices in public schools.
Quality of Medical Care Assessment Using Outcome Measures: An Overview of the Method
This report reviews the current state of the art of assessing the quality of medical care using the outcome method and describes in detail the approach taken during this year-long RAND research project.
The Advent Of Netwar
This report examines how netwar, due to the evolution of societies according to a framework presented by the authors, may be the dominant mode of societal conflict in the 21st century.
In Athena’s Camp: Preparing for Conflict in the Information Age
The information revolution is transforming the nature of conflict across the spectrum: from open warfare, to terrorism, crime, and even radical social activism.
Experimenting with Housing Allowances: Executive Summary
Summarizes and interprets the findings of the Housing Assistance Supply Experiment (HASE), conducted in two metropolitan housing markets between 1974 and 1980.
The Prison Experience of Career Criminals
Career criminals do not have greater treatment needs than the general prison population and do not participate less in relevant treatment programs.
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