The Pentagon and the presidency
Subtitle: civil-military relations from FDR to George W. Bush
By: Dale R. Herspring.
Series: Modern war studies
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Lawrence
Language: eng
Number of pages: 490
Subjects: Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Presidents -- United States -- History -- 21st century.; Generals -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Generals -- United States -- History -- 21st century.; Civil-military relations -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Civil-military relations -- United States -- History -- 21st century.; Political leadership -- United States -- Case studies.; Command of troops -- Case studies.; United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.; United States -- History, Military -- 21st century.
Genres: Case studies.
Description: "Dale Herspring's new book provides a reassessment of a key relationship in American government and foreign policy making." "From World War II to Operation Iraqi Freedom, Herspring clearly shows how the nature of civilian control has changed during the past half century. He also reveals how the military has become a powerful bureaucratic interest group very much like others in Washington - increasingly politicized, media-savvy, and as much accountable to Congress as to the commander-in-chief." "Ultimately, The Pentagon and the Presidency illuminates how our leaders devise strategies for dealing with threats to our national security - and how the success of that process depends so much upon who's in charge and how that person is perceived by our military commanders."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.