The Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1947-1953
Author: Carroll French Miles
Publisher: Dissertations-G
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 320
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Author: Carroll French Miles
Publisher: Dissertations-G
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 320
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Steven L. Rearden
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 734
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Alfred Goldberg
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 768
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: George Watson
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Published: 2002-08-01
Total Pages: 412
ISBN-13: 9781410202161
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIf power in Washington is often thought of as a zero-sum game, success is best achieved by creating "win-win" propositions. The Secretary of the Air Force, placed at the nexus of several power centers and responsible for fashioning a consensus, reports to the Secretary of Defense, deals with various deputy secretaries as peers, and interacts with the Air Force Chief of Staff, who supervises the service. The Secretary has real but circumscribed influence, yet must, to be effective, move individuals and agencies, with little more than limited or indirect authority over them.This work traces the history of the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force from its formation in the 1920s (as the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Air) through World War II, under Robert A. Lovett. It concentrates on the period from 1947, when the Air Force became independent of the Army, to 1965, when the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. During this time several laws significantly reshaped the U. S. military establishment: the National Security Act of 1947, its amendments of 1949, Reorganization Plan No 6 of 1953, and the Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958. These laws gradually strengthened the Department of Defense and firmly established civilian control over the military services.Author George Watson details how these laws affected the functioning of the first seven Secretaries of the Air Force, from W. Stuart Symington to Eugene M. Zuckert. The Air Force and its Secretaries struggled over autonomy, roles, and missions; fought the Korean War and the Cold War; procured advanced aircraft, missiles, and other weapons; and wrestled with many issues involving budgets, force size and structure, racial integration, morale, and congressional and public relations.The Secretaries of the Air Force have each brought unique leadership styles to office.This study provides a context for understanding the complex changes that confronted them as the United States successively moved through the jet, atomic, and space ages. It should prove useful to both civilian and military Air Force policy makers as they operate in a new era in which Americas air power has become truly global and unprecedented in influence and reach.Richard P. Hallion
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Publisher: Government Printing Office
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Total Pages: 732
ISBN-13: 9780160876400
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Office of the Secretary of Defense. Historical Office
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Published: 1984
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Paolo Enrico Coletta
Publisher: University of Delaware Press
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780874131260
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides a historical background to the problems met during the early days of defense unification of the three U.S. military services: the Navy, the Army, and the Air Force. The author analyzes the problem of unification during both peacetime and wartime, showing how the Korean War served to point up the capabilities and limitations of the three services.
Author: Henry Kissinger
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Published: 1970
Total Pages: 20
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
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Published: 1953
Total Pages: 50
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services
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Published: 1953
Total Pages: 64
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