US Defense Politics: The Origins of Security Policy, 2nd edition

pAnalyzing the ways in which the United States prepares for war, the authors demonstrate how political and organizational interests determine US defense policy and warn against over-emphasis on planning, centralization, and technocracy. Emphasizing the process of defense policy-making rather than just the outcomes of that process,nbsp;emUS Defense Politics/emnbsp;departs from the traditional style of many existing textbooks./p