Four Guardians : A Principled Agent View of American Civil-Military Relations /

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"This book explains who the four US military services truly are and why they make and execute policy as they do. The book focuses on American civil-military relationships, explaining why the services imperfectly satisfy their civilian bosses and why the four services think and act so differentl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Donnithorne, Jeffrey W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
United States. > Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force.
United States. > Navy.
United States. > Marine Corps.
United States. > Army.
United States. > Air Force.
États-Unis. > Navy.
États-Unis. > Marine Corps.
États-Unis. > Army.
États-Unis. > Air Force.
Civil-military relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire > États-Unis.
Civil-military relations > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Principled agent theory
  • Thinking like a sailor, the service culture of the United States Navy
  • The few and the proud, the service culture of the United States Marine Corps
  • Washington's own, the service culture of the United States Army
  • Fighting for air, the service culture of the United States Air Force
  • Getting there fast, the story of the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force
  • Getting to yes, passing the Goldwater-Nichols act of 1986.

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