CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
3. CONTENTS ix
4. CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION 1
5. CHAPTER TWO. THE TRIUMPH OF THE GENERAL MANAGEMENT STAFF: WAR DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION BEFORE WORLD WAR II 10
6. CHAPTER THREE. DECENTRALIZATION AND DISCONTENT: NAVY DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION BEFORE WORLD WAR II 49
7. CHAPTER FOUR. ECONOMY AND AIR POWER: THE ORIGINS OF UNIFICATION BEFORE WORLD WAR II 85
8. CHAPTER FIVE. THE USES OF DOGMA: WAR DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION IN WORLD WAR II 107
9. CHAPTER SIX. TRADITIONS IN CONFLICT: NAVY DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION IN WORLD WAR II 132
10. CHAPTER SEVEN. THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF IN WORLD WAR II: THEIR RECORD AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS 159
11. CHAPTER EIGHT. THE UNIFICATION CONTROVERSY 186
12. CHAPTER NINE. DEFENSE REORGANIZATION DURING THE TRUMAN ADMINISTRATION 227
13. CHAPTER TEN. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS UNDER UNIFICATION 267
14. CHAPTER ELEVEN. MANAGING THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT IN THE EISENHOWER ADMINISTRATION 288
15. CHAPTER TWELVE. THESUPERAGENCIES AND THEIR ROLE IN DEFENSE POLICY - MAKING 321
16. CHAPTER THIRTEEN. POLICY - MAKING STRATEGY, AND DEFENSE ORGANIZATION 371
17. INDEX 393