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oapen-20.500.12657-240562024-03-22T19:23:14Z Warriors and Politicians Stevenson, Charles A. civil military relations defense secretary civilian control capitol hill house thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHW Military history thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPF Political ideologies and movements thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPV Political control and freedoms With historical case studies ranging from the Revolutionary War to the war in Iraq, this new book shows how and why the US military is caught between two civilian masters – the President and Congress – in responding to the challenges of warfighting, rearmament, and transformation. Charles Stevenson skilfully shows how, although the United States has never faced the danger of a military coup, the relations between civilian leaders and the military have not always been easy. Presidents have contended with military leaders who were reluctant to carry out their orders. Generals and Admirals have appealed to Congress for sympathy and support. Congressional leaders have tried to impose their own visions and strategies on the US armed forces. This triangular struggle has recurred time and again, in wartime and in efforts to reshape the military for future wars. Illustrating this dual system of civilian military control in a series of case studies, this new volume starts from the way the Continental Congress ran the Revolutionary War by committee and concludes with the George W. Bush and Donald Rumsfeld efforts to transform the US military into a modern terrorist-fighting force. This detailed coverage shows how warriors and politicians interacted at key points in US history. This book will be of great interest to all students of the US Military, government of the United States and of strategic and military studies in general. 2019-11-21 16:21:59 2020-04-01T09:37:47Z 2020-04-01T09:37:47Z 2006 book 1006076 OCN: 1135854570 9780415770071;9780415770088;9781135988494;9781135988487;9781135988449 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24056 eng Cass Military Studies application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 1006076.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781134511679 Taylor & Francis 10.4324/9780203968598 10.4324/9780203968598 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9780415770071;9780415770088;9781135988494;9781135988487;9781135988449 open access
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With historical case studies ranging from the Revolutionary War to the war in Iraq, this new book shows how and why the US military is caught between two civilian masters – the President and Congress – in responding to the challenges of warfighting, rearmament, and transformation. Charles Stevenson skilfully shows how, although the United States has never faced the danger of a military coup, the relations between civilian leaders and the military have not always been easy. Presidents have contended with military leaders who were reluctant to carry out their orders. Generals and Admirals have appealed to Congress for sympathy and support. Congressional leaders have tried to impose their own visions and strategies on the US armed forces. This triangular struggle has recurred time and again, in wartime and in efforts to reshape the military for future wars. Illustrating this dual system of civilian military control in a series of case studies, this new volume starts from the way the Continental Congress ran the Revolutionary War by committee and concludes with the George W. Bush and Donald Rumsfeld efforts to transform the US military into a modern terrorist-fighting force. This detailed coverage shows how warriors and politicians interacted at key points in US history. This book will be of great interest to all students of the US Military, government of the United States and of strategic and military studies in general.
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