The military science of Star Wars
Book - 2018
"George Beahm, a former U.S. Army major, draws on his experience to discuss the military science of the sprawling Star Wars universe: its personnel, weapons, technology, tactics and strategy, including an analysis of its key battles to explain how the outmanned and outgunned rebels ultimately prevailed against overwhelming forces." -- Publisher.
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- Published
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New York :
Tom Doherty Associates
2018.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- 318 pages ; 25 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN
- 9781250124746
- A Note to the Reader
- Preface
- May the Military Force Be with You
- Why Is Military Verisimilitude Important?
- My Perspective
- A Great Adventure Takes Place
- Introduction
- The Starstruck Vision of George Lucas's Star Wars: A Long Time Ago ...
- Part 1. Personnel
- Command Climate: Leadership in the Galactic Empire
- A Perspective on Leadership
- An Outstanding Commander
- An Incompetent Commander
- Morale
- Kylo Ren
- Fear Trumps All: Desperate Despots
- Admiral Piett on the Bridge of the Executor
- Tactical Considerations
- Conclusion
- All-in: Combating Stereotypes About Women in War
- Jyn Erso, Rebel With A Cause: A Study in Leadership
- Background
- Jyn Erso's Leadership Traits
- U.S. Army Rangers
- The Right Stuff: Women in Combat Roles
- Rey: Scavenger and Star Pilot
- The View from the Cockpit
- Female Fighter Pilots
- Infantry
- Infantry Officers
- Today's Female Infantry Officer
- The Rocky Road Ahead for Women
- The Path Is Long and Hard
- U.S. Army Battledress: What to Wear in Combat
- Stormtroopers
- Stormtrooper Uniform Design
- Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit
- The Danger of Overconfidence: The Galactic Empire's Leadership
- General Standards: Does Jar Jar Binks have the Right stuff?
- Jar Jar Binks
- General Ingredients
- Bombad General Jar Jar Binks
- So You Want to be an Army Officer: Pathways to A commission
- From Smuggler to General: Han Solo
- Six Traits of Top Military Officers
- May the Force Be with Han Solo
- A Rising Star-From Princess To General: Carrie Fisher's Leia Organa
- From farm boy to Jedi Knight: Luke Skywalker
- Part 2. Weapons
- From Flintlock to Blasters and Beyond: Small Arms and Assault Rifles
- A Call to Arms: From Yesterday ...
- To Today ... U.S. Army Handguns
- And Tomorrow ... Blasters
- And Beyond Blasters
- When East Meets West: The Jedi Knight
- The Flower that Shatters the Stone
- Lightsaber Advantages
- Blast It: Lightsaber Limitations
- The Force
- The Lightsaber
- Science Fiction
- The Way of the Honorable Warrior
- The Katana Sword
- Kendo: The Way of the Sword
- Jedi Knight
- Size Matters Not: The At-At
- Shock and Awe, Historically
- At-At Drawbacks
- Assessment
- The Death Star
- Today's Superweapons: Bigger Is Better
- The Aircraft Carrier
- Death Star
- The Element of Surprise
- The Death Star's Fatal Flaw
- Redesigning The Tie Fighter
- TIE Fighter Capabilities
- TIE Pilot Discomfort
- Today's Life-Support Systems
- A Misfire: The Imperial Army's Howitzers
- Towed M777 Howitzer
- Self-Propelled M109A6 Paladin
- Imperial Artillery
- The Bottom Line
- Rethinking The X-Wing Starfighter
- Potential Crew Problems: Inexperienced Pilots
- Real World
- No Pain, No Gain: Torture
- A Torturous Past
- Truth Serum
- Psychological Means
- The Atomic Bomb
- Torturous Information
- The War of the Machines
- Lucasfilm Research Library
- Droids
- U.S. Air Force Pilot
- Battle Droid
- Part 3. Technology
- Battledress For Success: Dressed To Kill
- Dressing a Galaxy
- Lord Vader
- Dressing Darth
- Stormtrooper
- Artificial Intelligence: The Droids We're Looking For
- United States Military
- The Sticking Point
- Three Laws of Robotics
- The united states has death stars
- Fly the unfriendly skies: the fighter pilot's view From the cockpit
- Incentive Flights
- Fly the Friendly Skies
- Disney
- Luke's A Skywalker: From Fighter Pilot to Astronaut
- T-16 Skyhopper
- Today's Pilots
- Rocket Man
- Picture This: Holograms And Virtual Reality on the Battlefield
- We've Come a Long Way
- Holograms in Star Wars
- So, What's a Hologram?
- Part 4. Tactics and Strategy
- Following Orders: Luke Skywalker, His Targeting Computer, and the Force
- The Mission
- The Military Dilemma
- Pros and Cons
- Deviating from Orders
- The Decision
- Only One Dead Ewok
- George Lucas Feels a Draft Coming
- Ewoks
- The Final Solution: Kill Them All
- Death star II
- HIJMS Yamato
- The Second Death Star
- Leadership Failures
- The Vietnam War
- The Importance of Standard Operating Procedures
- For Want of a Nail
- SOP: Standard Operating Procedure
- Part 5. Lessons Learned from Key Battles
- The Ground Battle of Naboo Reference: Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace
- Lessons Learned: Gungan Defense
- Lessons Learned: Galactic Empire
- The Battle of Yavin Reference: Star Wars IV: A New Hope
- Death Star 1
- A Superweapon
- The Manhattan Project
- The Death Star as a Superweapon
- Deploy as a Battle Group
- Defense in Depth
- War-Gaming
- The Ground Battle Of Hoth Reference: Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back
- The Battle of Endor
- Reference: Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi
- Summary
- Strategic mistakes
- A Skirmish on Jedha
- Reference: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Basic Aattle Analysis
- Study Guide for Battle Analysis
- Annotated Basic Battle Analysis Methodology
- Suggested Format for Basic Battle Analysis Paper or Briefing
- Coda: "we have hope."
- Afterword
- It All Started With A Droid: The Film Future of Star Wars
- Part 6. Resources
- Bibliography
- Official star wars books
- Unofficial Books About George Lucas and Star Wars
- Military Books of Interest
- Miscellaneous Star Wars Resources
- List of Operational Terms
- About the Author