Includes bibliographical references (p.[193]-200) and index
Development of the U.S. armed forces -- World War II and the occupation years -- Creation of a worldwide basing system -- Challenges to the global U.S. basing system -- Rebuilding the U.S. forces : Germany in the 1980s -- Demands of sovereignty : Panama -- Freedom from the colonial legacy : the Philippines -- Bearing the burden of defense : Okinawa -- Social effects of the bases : South Korea -- After the Cold War