War by land, sea, and air
Subtitle: Dwight Eisenhower and the concept of unified command
By: David Jablonsky.
Series: The Yale library of military history
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9780300153897
Subjects: Eisenhower, Dwight D. -- 1890-1969 -- Military leadership; Allied Forces -- Organization; North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- Armed Forces -- Organization; United States. -- Joint Chiefs of Staff -- Chairmen -- History -- 20th century; Unified operations (Military science) -- History -- 20th century; Combined operations (Military science) -- History -- 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front; United States -- Armed Forces -- Organization; United States -- Military policy; United States -- History, Military -- 20th century
Description: "In this book a retired US Army colonel and military historian takes a fresh look at Dwight D. Eisenhower's lasting military legacy, in light of his evolving approach to the concept of unified command. Examining Eisenhower's career from his West Point years to the passage of the 1958 Defense Reorganization Act, David Jablonsky explores his efforts to implement a unified command in the US military. This key concept eventually led to the current organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and, almost three decades after Eisenhower's presidency, played a major role in defense reorganization under the Goldwater-Nichols Act. In the new century, Eisenhower's approach continues to animate reform discussion at the highest level of government in terms of the interagency process."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.