LEADER 02701nam 2200553Ia 450 001 9910824985503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-65882-8 010 $a1-4422-2023-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000277711 035 $a(EBL)1042721 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000756509 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12369696 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756509 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10750584 035 $a(PQKB)11184151 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1042721 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1042721 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10612153 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL397132 035 $a(OCoLC)819379509 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000277711 100 $a20120720d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOnly the most able$b[electronic resource] $emoving beyond politics in the selection of national security leaders /$fStephen M. Duncan 210 $aLanham, Md. $cRowman & Littlefield Publishers$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (297 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4422-2022-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Introduction; 1 The Power to Appoint Civilian Leaders; 2 The Professionalism of Military Leaders Prior to 1972; 3 Personnel Is Policy; 4 Politics and Unqualified Civilian Leaders; 5 The Professionalism of Military Leaders from 1972 to September 11, 2001; 6 Civilian Leaders Who Can Get Things Done; 7 Professionalism in the Era of Wars of a Different Kind; 8 Trust and Clashes of Culture and Competence; 9 Politics in the Middle of War; 10 The "Professionalization" of Amateur Appointees; Conclusion; Notes; Index 330 $aStephen M. Duncan draws on a lifetime of military, public service, executive, and legal experience to argue with unusual insight and candor why the quality and performance of senior political appointees who are charged even in part with the nation's security must be improved, and offers specific recommendations on how this can be accomplished. This timely book will appeal to Americans of all political persuasions, as well as those with particular interests in political and military history. 606 $aNational security$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xOfficials and employees$xSelection and appointment 615 0$aNational security 676 $a352.65 676 $a352.65212 700 $aDuncan$b Stephen M$01641432 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824985503321 996 $aOnly the most able$93985566 997 $aUNINA