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Record Nr.

UNINA9910765838103321

Autore

Stevenson Charles A.

Titolo

Warriors and politicians : U.S. civil-military relations under stress / / Charles A. Stevenson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

2006

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2017

©2006

ISBN

1-135-98848-X

1-135-98849-8

1-280-46369-4

9786610463695

0-203-96859-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Collana

Cass military studies

Classificazione

HIS027000POL035000POL042000

Disciplina

322/.50973

Soggetti

Civil-military relations - United States

Political science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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 relations between civilian leaders and the military have not always been easy. Presidents have contended with military leaders who were reluctant to carry out their orders. Generals and Admir