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The Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Policy, 1950-1952 / Walter S. Poole.
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Poole, Walter S., 1943- author.
- Series:
- History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ; v. 4.
- History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ; v. IV
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff--History--20th century.
- United States.
- United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- National security--United States--History--20th century.
- National security.
- World politics.
- Strategy.
- Military planning--United States.
- Military planning.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 303 pages) : illustrations, portraits, maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Office of Joint History, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1998.
- Summary:
- Established during World War II to advise the President regarding the strategic direction of the armed forces of the United States, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) continued in existence after the war and, as military advisers and planners, have played a significant role in the development of national policy. Knowledge of JCS relations with the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense in the years since World War II is essential to an understanding of their current work. An account of their activity in peacetime and during times of crisis provides moreover, an important series of chapters in the military history of the United States. For these reasons, the Joint Chiefs of Staff directed that an official history be written for the record. Its value for instructional purposes, for the orientation of officers newly assigned to the JCS organization, and as a source of information for staff studies will be readily recognized.
- Notes:
- Title from PDF title page, viewed Feb. 12, 2012.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-290) and indexes.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Poole, Walter S., 1943- Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Policy, 1950-1952
- OCLC:
- 805419307
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