Council of war : a history of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1942-1991

Council of war : a history of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1942-1991 / by Steven L. Rearden.

Author/creator	Rearden, Steven L.
Other author/creator	National Defense University Press.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Washington, D.C. : NDU Press for the Joint History Office, Office of the Director, Joint Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2012.
Description	1 online resource (xiii, 584 p.) : ill. (some col.).
Supplemental Content	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo29876
Subject(s)	United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff--History --20th century. Military planning--United States --History --20th century. World War, 1939-1945--United States. Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States. Cold War. Persian Gulf War, 1991--United States. United States--Military policy --20th century.

Other title	History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1942-1991
Contents	The war in Europe -- The Asia-Pacific war and the beginnings of postwar planning -- Peacetime challenges -- Militarizing the Cold War -- Eisenhower and the new look -- Change and continuity -- Kennedy and the crisis presidency -- The McNamara era -- Vietnam : going to war -- Vietnam : retreat and withdrawal -- Détente -- The search for strategic stability -- The return to confrontation -- The Reagan buildup -- A new rapprochement -- Ending the Cold War -- Storm in the desert -- Conclusion.
General note	Title from title screen (viewed on Aug. 28, 2012).
General note	GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other form	Print version: Rearden, Steven L. Council of war. Washington, D.C. : NDU Press for the Joint History Office, Office of the Director, Joint Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2012
GPO item number	0315 (online)
Govt. docs number	D 5.2:H 62/5

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