The Political Army : How the U. S. Military Learned to Manage the Media and Public Opinion.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crosbie, Thomas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--Public relations--History--20th century.

United States.

United States. Army--Press coverage--History--20th century.

United States. Army--Political activity--History--20th century.

United States. Army--Public opinion--History--20th century.

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

LaVergne : Columbia University Press, 2025.

New York : Columbia University Press, 2025.

Summary:

This book tells the story of the U.S. Army's deepening involvement in media management over six decades and offers new ways to understand the military as a political actor.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: The Democracy of War

Part I. The Birth of the Political Army

1. The Army Ascendant: Marshall's Media Management, 1939-1945

2. Army Overreach: Domestic Politics and Command Culture, 1945-1963

Part II. The Fall of the Political Army

3. Outpaced: The Press and Public Affairs in Vietnam, 1963-1968

4. The Tet Paradox: Media-Management Regimes in Vietnam, 1968-1975

5. Tet Suppressed: Army Doctrinal Innovations, 1976-1982

Part III. The Rise of the Political Army

6. Recovery: Small Wars and Organizational Renewal, 1983-1989

7. The Test: Media-Management Regimes in the Gulf War, 1990-1991

8. Lessons Learned and Not Learned, 1991-2000

Conclusion. The Birth, Fall, and Rise of the Political Army

Notes

Index.

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ISBN:

9780231562898

0231562896

OCLC:

1499721130