Warriors in Washington

Henry Stimson, the US Army, and the Politics of American Power in World War II

Grant H. Golub

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2025
• Topic: History
• eBook ISBN:
  9781009626941
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

How did the US Army emerge as one of the most powerful political organizations in the United States following World War II? In this book, Grant H. Golub asserts that this remarkable shift was the result of the Army's political masters consciously transforming the organization into an active political player throughout the war. Led by Henry Stimson, the Secretary of War and one of the most experienced American statesmen of the era, the Army energetically worked to shape the contours of American power throughout the war, influencing the scope and direction of US foreign policy as the Allies fought the Axis powers. The result saw the Army, and the military more broadly, gain unprecedented levels of influence over US foreign relations. As World War II gave way to the Cold War, the military helped set the direction of policy toward the Soviet Union and aided the decades of confrontation between the two superpowers.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title page
• Series page
• Title page
• Imprints page
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of Figures
• Acknowledgments
• List of Abbreviations
• Introduction
• 1 The Making of Henry Lewis Stimson
• 2 Into the Dark
• 3 The Wars of Washington
• 4 Between Deterrence and Compellence
• 5 The Proper and Orthodox Way of War
• 6 The Americans Are Coming
• 7 The New Superpower World Order
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Index