Victory on the Potomac : the Goldwater-Nichols Act unifies the Pentagon / James R. Locher, III ; foreword by Sam Nunn.

Author/creator Locher, James R., 1946-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoCollege Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2002.
Descriptionxviii, 524 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects
United States. Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986--Legislative history.
United States. Department of Defense--Reorganization. --Legislative history.
United States--Armed Forces. --Reorganization. --Legislative history.

SeriesTexas A & M University military history series ; 79
Texas A & M University military history series 79. ^A193027
Contents The rise of service supremacists -- Jones breaks ranks -- The House fires the first shot -- Texas politics -- Unfinished business -- Misfire in the Senate -- Beirut -- Scholars and old soldiers -- Nichols runs Tower's blockade -- Crowe makes waves -- Goldwater and Nunn close ranks -- Weinberger stonewalls -- Naval gunfire -- McFarlane outflanks the Pentagon -- Trench warfare -- Playing the media card -- Gathering of eagles -- Expedition into hostile territory -- Seizing the high ground -- Transition to the offensive -- The Packard Commission reinforces -- The decisive battle -- Mopping-up operations -- The commander in chief approves.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [451]-505) and index.
LCCN 2001006545
ISBN1585441872 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks KF7252 .L63 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold