Warriors and politicians U.S. civil-military relations under stress
With historical case studies ranging from the Revolutionary War to the war in Iraq, this new book shows how and why the US military is caught between two civilian masters - the President and Congress - in responding to the challenges of warfighting, rearmament, and transformation. Charles Stevenson...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, N.Y. :
Routledge
2006.
2017. |
| Colección: | Cass military studies.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009429710006719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Book Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; 1. Introduction: The Peculiar Nature of US Civil-Military Relations; 2. Revolutionary War by Committee; 3. Lincoln, Congress, and the Generals; 4. Managing the Vietnam War; 5. John Adams and the Politics of Rearmament, 1798; 6. Franklin Roosevelt and the Politics of Rearmament; 7. Harry Truman and the Politics of Rearmament; 8. Theodore Roosevelt and Military Modernization; 9. The McNamara Revolution; 10. The Goldwater-Nichols Revolution From Above; 11. The Bush-Rumsfeld Wars and Transformation
- 12. Conclusions: US Civil-Military Relations Under StressNotes; Bibliography; Index
