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Author Locher, James R., 1946-

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

Publication Info. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2002]
©2002

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Edition 1st ed.
Description 1 online resource (xviii, 524 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Texas A & M University military history series ; 79
Texas A & M University military history series ; 79.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-505) and index.
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.
Access Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
System Details Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
Processing Action digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject United States. Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 -- Legislative history.
United States. Department of Defense -- Reorganization -- Legislative history.
United States. Department of Defense.
United States.
United States. Department of Defense.
United States -- Armed Forces -- Reorganization -- Legislative history.
United States.
Armed Forces.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Locher, James R., 1946- Victory on the Potomac. 1st ed. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2002 1585441872 (DLC) 2001006545 (OCoLC)48475583
ISBN 1585449725 (electronic book)
9781585449729 (electronic book)
1585441872 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
9781585441877 (cloth ; alkaline paper)