You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
Conventional wisdom holds that the American military is overwhelmingly conservative and Republican, and extremely political. Our Army paints a more complex picture, demonstrating that while army officers are likely to be more conservative, rank-and-file soldiers hold political views that mirror those of the American public as a whole, and army personnel are less partisan and politically engaged than most civilians. Assumptions about political attitudes in the U.S. Army are based largely on studies focusing on the senior ranks, yet these senior officers comprise only about 6 percent of America's fighting force. Jason Dempsey provides the first random-sample survey that also covers the social ...
None
One of the central difficulties to a right understanding of American civil-military relations is the nature of the U.S. military. Are our armed forces just obedient bureaucracies like most of the Executive branch, or are they vocational professions granted significant autonomy and a unique role in these relationships because of their expert knowledge and their expertise to apply it in the defense of America? To large measure, the answer to this question should determine the behavior of the strategic leaders of these professions, including the uncommon behavior of public dissent. Using the "Revolt of the Generals" in 2006 as stimulus, the author develops from the study of military professions the critical trust relationships that should have informed their individual decisions to dissent. After doing so, he makes recommendations for the restoration of the professions' ethic in this critical area of behavior by the senior officers who are the professions' strategic leaders.
None
Hearings survey all aspects of North Dakota Indians' living conditions. Oct. 11 hearing was held in Fort Yates, N.Dak.; Oct. 12 hearing was held in New Town, N.Dak.; Oct. 13 hearing was held in Rolla, N.Dak.; and Oct. 14 hearing was held in Bismarck, N.Dak.
REAP THE WILD SEEDS In it, he has shown a vivid knowledge of people, his characters and their adventures, their loves, their heart aches of disappointment, hopes for the future. Many of these were of devious nature. As many of the results show that they were not always achieved in a totally honest nature I suspect that Mr. Query has a technical mind as many of the twists and turns require an inquiring mind to follow. The fi nal results and efforts are worthy of your reading. I am very proud to have contributed to this exciting novel, and hopefully, the movie that follows. Loyd E. Hill
politics, and national security policy.--John R. Ballard "On Point"
None
In this fourth volume of J.P.S. Brown's Arizona Saga series, the Cowden family continues its battle for grazing rights in Arizona Territory along the Mexican border. The family defends cattle country on the Santa Cruz river that the Apaches call The Enchanted Land in a war against an eastern syndicate that seeks to drive out all the region's original settlers. Through bribery, slave trading and heroin smuggling, the syndicate led by boss Duncan Vincent, increases its political influence and wealth and legitimizes a disciplined gang of thugs that calls itself the Arizona Rangers. The Cowden brothers have only their guns, fists, good horses, and good neighbors with which to defend themselves in the total range war that ensues. They separate during the battle and Les Cowden finds himself alone in the fight and in love with a girl who is one of his family's worst enemies.