Organizing for Defense
The American Military Establishment in the 20th Century
- 416 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
The author explores the defense administration, with thorough criticism of the National Security Council, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and the armed services as governmental organizations. His book is a substantial reinterpretation of the history of the military organization of the U.S. from 1900 to 1960.
Originally published in 1961.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Triumph of the General Management Staff: War Department Organization Before World War II
- 3. Decentralization and Discontent: Navy Department Organization Before World War II
- 4. Economy and Air Power: The Origins of Unification Before World War II
- 5. The Uses of Dogma: War Department Administration in World War II
- 6. Traditions in Conflict: Navy Department Administration in World War II
- 7. The Joint Chiefs of Staff in World War II: Their Record and Their Impact on the Service Departments
- 8. The Unification Controversy
- 9. Defense Reorganization During the Truman Administration
- 10. The Service Departments Under Unification
- 11. Managing the Defense Department in the Eisenhower Administration
- 12. The Superagencies and Their Role in Defense Policy-Making
- 13. Policy-Making, Strategy, and Defense Organization
- Index