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_aUA23 _b.S437 1980 |
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_aKinnard, Douglas. _e1 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aThe Secretary of DefenseDouglas Kinnard. |
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_aLexington : _bThe University Press of Kentucky, _c(c)1980. |
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_a1 online resource : _billustrations. |
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_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia |
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | _aCover; 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. |
| 520 | 0 | _aSince 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 to Kinnard, are James Forrestal, Charles Wilson, Robert McNamara, Melvin Laird, and James Schlesinger. Kinnard analyzes the administration of each of these secretaries not only within the domestic and international contexts of his time but also within the bureaucratic world in which the secretary func. | |
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_aUnited States. _bDepartment of Defense _xHistory. |
| 655 | 1 | _aElectronic Books. | |
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_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=938426&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password |
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_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell |
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