The Pentagon Wars: Reformers Challenge the Old GuardFrom the late 1960s through the mid-1980s, a small band of military activists waged war against corruption in the Pentagon, challenging a system they believed squandered the public's money and trust. This book examines that movement and its proponents and describes how the system responded to their criticisms. |
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... combat in the 1982 Middle East war . The Israeli Air Force assigned the F - 15 only the job of air - to - air combat to gain and maintain control of the skies . The F - 16 , on the other hand , was given the primary job of dropping ...
... combat in the 1982 Middle East war . The Israeli Air Force assigned the F - 15 only the job of air - to - air combat to gain and maintain control of the skies . The F - 16 , on the other hand , was given the primary job of dropping ...
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... combat would be concentrated around the center of mass of the Bradley . Therefore , placing the water cans there , instead of ammo boxes , would reduce the Bradley's vulnerability in combat . He admitted in the Globe , however , that he ...
... combat would be concentrated around the center of mass of the Bradley . Therefore , placing the water cans there , instead of ammo boxes , would reduce the Bradley's vulnerability in combat . He admitted in the Globe , however , that he ...
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... combat can be expected around the center of mass since that is where gunners are trained to aim . To test this ... combat , but in reality represents a minority . . . . Actual combat data shows only 29 percent of the combat hits were ...
... combat can be expected around the center of mass since that is where gunners are trained to aim . To test this ... combat , but in reality represents a minority . . . . Actual combat data shows only 29 percent of the combat hits were ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
Meet Me at the Flags | 63 |
The Wheel of Conspiracy | 83 |
Copyright | |
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