Presidents and their generals : an American history of command in war /

Moten traces a sweeping history of the evolving roles of civilian and military leaders in conducting war. In doing so he demonstrates how war strategy and national security policy shifted as political and military institutions developed, and how they were shaped by leader's personalities.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Moten, Matthew, 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Presidents > United States > History.
Generals > United States > History.
Command of troops > History.
Civil-military relations > United States > History.
Présidents > États-Unis > Histoire.
Généraux > États-Unis > Histoire.
Commandement des troupes > Histoire.
Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire > États-Unis > Histoire.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Military > United States.
Civil-military relations.
Command of troops.
Generals.
Military policy.
Politics and government
Presidents.
United States > History, Military.
United States > Military policy.
United States > Politics and government.
États-Unis > Histoire militaire.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
United States.
History.
Military history.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • I. Setting precedents. George Washington and the Continental Congress
  • Adams, Washington, and Hamilton
  • Mr. Madison's war
  • Polk against his generals
  • Lincoln's letter to Hooker
  • II. The politics of collaboration. Lincoln and Grant
  • The Pershing paradox
  • Roosevelt, Marshall, and Hopkins
  • III. The perils of partisanship. Exit MacArthur
  • Taylor's theory
  • Powell's doctrine
  • Rumsfeld's assumptions
  • Conclusion.

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