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Autore |
Stevenson Charles A. |
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Titolo |
Warriors and politicians : U.S. civil-military relations under stress / / Charles A. Stevenson |
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New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2017 |
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©2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-98848-X |
1-135-98849-8 |
1-280-46369-4 |
9786610463695 |
0-203-96859-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (268 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Civil-military relations - United States |
Political science |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 skilfully shows how, although the United States has never faced the danger of a military coup, the |
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