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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... aim points so that the penetrating round would intentionally miss the stored ammo and thereby avoid a catastrophic loss of a Bradley . Holloway claimed that the test experts knew for certain what would happen if any ammo inside was hit ...
... aim points so that the penetrating round would intentionally miss the stored ammo and thereby avoid a catastrophic loss of a Bradley . Holloway claimed that the test experts knew for certain what would happen if any ammo inside was hit ...
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... aim points , as BRL advocated . I spent one day with this group , arguing my case . BRL argued theirs . The group's first report was published on 21 April , right in the middle of all the controversy.20 Dr. Studt's report said that if ...
... aim points , as BRL advocated . I spent one day with this group , arguing my case . BRL argued theirs . The group's first report was published on 21 April , right in the middle of all the controversy.20 Dr. Studt's report said that if ...
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... aim points on the Bradley were not concentrated around the cen- ter of mass but were all over the place . About 30 ... aim point " the- ory the Army had espoused in 1986 had been proved totally wrong . 6. The Army's M - 1 and M - 1A1 ...
... aim points on the Bradley were not concentrated around the cen- ter of mass but were all over the place . About 30 ... aim point " the- ory the Army had espoused in 1986 had been proved totally wrong . 6. The Army's M - 1 and M - 1A1 ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
Meet Me at the Flags | 63 |
The Wheel of Conspiracy | 83 |
Copyright | |
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