Warriors and Politicians : : US Civil-Military Relations Under Stress / / Charles A. Stevenson.
"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 rol...
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| Superior document: | Cass military studies |
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| Place / Publishing House: | London ; New York : : Taylor & Francis,, 2006. |
| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cass military studies.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 252 pages) :; illustrations. |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
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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.