Warriors and Politicians : : US Civil-Military Relations Under Stress / / Charles A. Stevenson.

• Superior document: Cass military studies
• VerfasserIn: Stevenson, Charles A.,
• Place / Publishing House: London ; New York : : Taylor & Francis,, 2006.
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Series: Cass military studies.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 252 pages) :; illustrations.
• Notes: Includes index.

"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."

Table of Contents

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.