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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... Air Force's F - 16.25 The Navy took the YF - 17 design , modified it somewhat , added a lot of weight and cost , and ... U.S. Air Force and 348 for the Europeans . A steering committee was established to manage this large , interna ...
... Air Force's F - 16.25 The Navy took the YF - 17 design , modified it somewhat , added a lot of weight and cost , and ... U.S. Air Force and 348 for the Europeans . A steering committee was established to manage this large , interna ...
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... U.S. air history , the A - 10 was the first and only aircraft designed to ... Force . The Key West Agreement ( so named because the key elements of the ... Air Force was that of providing close air support to the Army ground forces . The ...
... U.S. air history , the A - 10 was the first and only aircraft designed to ... Force . The Key West Agreement ( so named because the key elements of the ... Air Force was that of providing close air support to the Army ground forces . The ...
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... us who felt that our defense institutions were led by people who were ... Air Force senior leadership . As a symbol of the Reform Movement , it would ... Air Force's Fiscal Year 1980 budget the funds and direc- tion for the purchase of ...
... us who felt that our defense institutions were led by people who were ... Air Force senior leadership . As a symbol of the Reform Movement , it would ... Air Force's Fiscal Year 1980 budget the funds and direc- tion for the purchase of ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
Meet Me at the Flags | 63 |
The Wheel of Conspiracy | 83 |
Copyright | |
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