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" Congress and civil-military relations / "
Colton C. Campbell and David P. Auerswald, editors
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592244
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b421463
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Congress and civil-military relations /\ Colton C. Campbell and David P. Auerswald, editors
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viii, 223 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm
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9781626161801
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9781626161818
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162616181x
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Introduction : Congress and civil-military relations / David P. Auerswald and Colton C. Campbell -- Presidential and congressional relations : an evolution of military appointments / Mitchel A. Sollenberger -- A safety valve : the Truman committee's oversight during World War II / Katherine Scott -- The political, policy, and oversight roles of congressional defense commissions / Jordan Tama -- Congress and "its" military : delegating to the reserve component / John Griswold -- Legislating "military entitlements" : a challenge to the congressional abdication thesis / Alexis Lasselle Ross -- Defense and the two congresses : parochialism balance / Chuck Cushman -- Congress and new ways of war / Charles A. Stevenson -- Closing Guantanamo : a presidential commitment unfulfilled / Louis Fisher -- Congress and civil-military relations in Latin America and the Caribbean : human rights as a vehicle / Frank O. Mora and Michelle Munroe -- Conclusion : the future of civil-military relations / David P. Auerswald and Colton C. Campbell
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"While the president is the commander-in-chief, the US Congress plays a critical and underappreciated role in civil-military relations - the relationship between the armed forces and the civilian leadership that commands it. This unique book edited by Colton C. Campbell and David P. Auerswald will help readers better understand the role of Congress in military affairs and national and international security policy. Contributors include the most experience scholars in the field as well as practitioners an dinnovative new voices, all delving into the ways Congress attempts ot direct the military"--Cover
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United States.
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Civil-military relations-- United States
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JK330.C66 2015
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Campbell, Colton C.,1965-
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Auerswald, David P.
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