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 and efforts to change accepted practices and entrenched ways of thinking. |
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Contents
The Fighter Mafia | 13 |
To Be or to Do | 28 |
Storm Clouds of Reform | 41 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Pentagon Wars: Reformers Challenge the Old Guard |
| Author | James G. Burton |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Naval Institute Press, 1993 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Apr 2007 |
| ISBN | 1557500819, 9781557500816 |
| Length | 306 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / United States / General |
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