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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Page 128
... ammunition fires inside the tank . To reduce the incidence of fire , the later version of the Sher- man stored the ammunition in water baths.2 Israel suffered tremendous burn casualties in its tank corps during the 1973 war . Most of ...
... ammunition fires inside the tank . To reduce the incidence of fire , the later version of the Sher- man stored the ammunition in water baths.2 Israel suffered tremendous burn casualties in its tank corps during the 1973 war . Most of ...
Page 134
... ammunition than any vehicle on the battlefield , friend or foe . An enemy gunner looking at a Bradley through a gunsight saw two to three times as much ammunition - presented area ( percentage of cross section taken up by ammo ) as its ...
... ammunition than any vehicle on the battlefield , friend or foe . An enemy gunner looking at a Bradley through a gunsight saw two to three times as much ammunition - presented area ( percentage of cross section taken up by ammo ) as its ...
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... ammunition and fuel in the troop compartment . Clearly , testing in Phase II should employ such con- cepts as external fuel tanks and ammunition compartments that ex- ploded outward to the atmosphere when hit , thereby not harming the ...
... ammunition and fuel in the troop compartment . Clearly , testing in Phase II should employ such con- cepts as external fuel tanks and ammunition compartments that ex- ploded outward to the atmosphere when hit , thereby not harming the ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
Meet Me at the Flags | 63 |
The Wheel of Conspiracy | 83 |
Copyright | |
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