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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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Kinnard, Douglas
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 1980.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
United States. > Department of Defense.
United States. > Department of Defense > History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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