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Since its creation by the National Security Act of 1947 the office of secretary of defense has grown rapidly in power and influence, surpassing at times that of the secretary of state to become second only to the presidency in the government of the United States. The pivotal secretaries, according t...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kinnard, Douglas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©1980.
Temas:
United States. > Department of Defense > History.
United States. > Department of Defense.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Embattled James Forrestal; 2. Eisenhower, Wilson, McElroy, and Budgets; 3. McNamara and Vietnam; 4. Laird Winds Down the War; 5. James R. Schlesinger: Strategist; 6. The Secretary of Defense in Retrospect; Appendix 1. The Secretaries of Defense; Appendix 2. National Security Leadership since World War II; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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