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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... armor . " It would be thicker in some areas ; in others , the Army planned to add a new " explosive ” armor concept ... reactive armor . Two steel plates , separated by a layer of an explosive , would be placed inside a metal box about 1 ...
... armor . " It would be thicker in some areas ; in others , the Army planned to add a new " explosive ” armor concept ... reactive armor . Two steel plates , separated by a layer of an explosive , would be placed inside a metal box about 1 ...
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... armor look good . The aim points , angles , and size of the attacking weapons selected by Holloway all favored a ... reactive armor . To me , this was wrong . We had an obligation to the troops in the field to examine every reasonable ...
... armor look good . The aim points , angles , and size of the attacking weapons selected by Holloway all favored a ... reactive armor . To me , this was wrong . We had an obligation to the troops in the field to examine every reasonable ...
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... reactive armor before he became the Bradley program manager . With the Bradley , he saw the opportunity to push the new armor into the inventory , and he did not want any competition . I explained the modifications and gave Coomer and ...
... reactive armor before he became the Bradley program manager . With the Bradley , he saw the opportunity to push the new armor into the inventory , and he did not want any competition . I explained the modifications and gave Coomer and ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
Meet Me at the Flags | 63 |
The Wheel of Conspiracy | 83 |
Copyright | |
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