Warriors and Politicians US Civil-Military Relations Under Stress
"With historical case studies ranging from the Revolutionary War to the war in Iraq, this book shows how the US military is caught between two civilian masters - the president and the Congress - in responding to the challenges of warfighting, rearmament, and transformation. By exploring the rol...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Taylor & Francis
2006.
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| Edición: | First edition |
| Colección: | Cass military studies.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009746216506719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction: the peculiar nature of civil-military relations in the United States Part A: The Challenge of Warfighting - 2. Revolutionary War by Committee - 3. Lincoln, Congress, and the Generals - 4. Managing the Vietnam War Part B: The Challenge of Rearmament - 5. John Adams and the Politics of Rearmament - 6. Franklin Roosevelt and the Politics of Rearmament - 7. Harry Truman and the Politics of Rearmament Part C: The Challenge of Transformation - 8. Theodore Roosevelt and Military Modernization - 9. The McNamara Revolution - 10. The Goldwater-Nichols Revolution from Above 11. The Bush-Rumsfeld War and Transformation 12. Conclusions: U.S. civil-military relations under stress Bibliography Notes.
