Warriors and Politicians : US Civil-Military Relations Under Stress / / Charles A. Stevenson
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| Autore: |
Stevenson Charles A.
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| Titolo: |
Warriors and Politicians : US Civil-Military Relations Under Stress / / Charles A. Stevenson
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; New York : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2006 |
| Edizione: | First edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xiii, 252 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 322.5 |
| Soggetto topico: | Civil-military relations - United States |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "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 role of Congress and its unique relationship with the armed forces, Charles Stevenson expands the study of civil-military relations from its usual focus on the president as commander-in-chief and shows how the US military can appeal to congressional leaders in order to resist presidential policies as well as how presidents can pressure a reluctant Congress to support his war efforts." |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Warriors and politicians |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910476822203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Cass military studies.