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The Generals

Making it, military-style

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New York
Kiadó: The Dial Press
Kiadás helye: New York
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Kötés típusa: Vászon
Oldalszám: 397 oldal
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Nyelv: Angol  
Méret: 23 cm x 16 cm
ISBN: 0-8037-3061-6
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Millions of words have been written about the Pentagon, but very few about the generals who run it. Here, in the first book of its kind, is a personalized documentary of somé of the last remaining sacred cows in America. Screened from public view by security classifications, ofíicialese and their own reluctance to be known as individuals, generals form a nameless, faceless elite. Who are the men behind the guns? Where do they come from? How do they reach the top? Once there, does success refine or corrupt them? The Generals: ambitious men, disciplined men, complex, proud and often troubled men; soldiers who are alsó scholars, bureaucrats, diplomats, technocrats; leaders who are made, not born. Here are the intricacies of becoming and being a generál: the Army career system from West Point to selection for three- and four-star rank, the family and social demands, the paradoxes of power and powerlessness, the myth of "civilian control" of the military, the privileges and privations... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Millions of words have been written about the Pentagon, but very few about the generals who run it. Here, in the first book of its kind, is a personalized documentary of somé of the last remaining sacred cows in America. Screened from public view by security classifications, ofíicialese and their own reluctance to be known as individuals, generals form a nameless, faceless elite. Who are the men behind the guns? Where do they come from? How do they reach the top? Once there, does success refine or corrupt them? The Generals: ambitious men, disciplined men, complex, proud and often troubled men; soldiers who are alsó scholars, bureaucrats, diplomats, technocrats; leaders who are made, not born. Here are the intricacies of becoming and being a generál: the Army career system from West Point to selection for three- and four-star rank, the family and social demands, the paradoxes of power and powerlessness, the myth of "civilian control" of the military, the privileges and privations (continued on back fiap) Vissza

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