Herbert Hoover and the Armed Forces

by Wilson, John R. M.

• ISBN13: 9780815310976
• ISBN10: 0815310978
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-05-01
• Publisher: Garland Science

Table of Contents

Introduction
Preface
The Framework for Hoover's Military Thought	p. 3
Hoover's Life before 1929	p. 3
The Foundations of Hoover's Military Views	p. 10
The Diplomatic Framework for Hoover's Military Policies	p. 16
Manchuria: The Testing of Diplomatic Policy	p. 22
Hoover's Navy Department: Administration	p. 29
Organization	p. 29
Policy	p. 33
Leadership	p. 36
Hoover's Navy Department: Operation	p. 55
Naval Strength and Preparedness	p. 55
Hoover's Relations with the Navy	p. 75
Hoover's Army: Administration	p. 89
Organization	p. 89
Policy	p. 93
Leadership	p. 95
Hoover's Army: Operation	p. 113
The Survey of the Military Establishment	p. 113
Army Strength and Preparedness	p. 120
The Army Air Corps	p. 138
Hoover's Relations with the Army	p. 145
Army-Navy Relations Under Hoover	p. 151
The Machinery of Cooperation	p. 151
The Coastal Defense Dispute	p. 159
The Department of National Defense	p. 164
Arms Limitation and the Promotion of Peace	p. 171
Introduction	p. 171
The London Naval Conference of 1930	p. 173
The World Disarmament Conference of 1932	p. 187
Limiting the Profits of War Industry	p. 193
Hoover and the Veterans	p. 201
Achievement	p. 201
The Bonus March	p. 205
Conclusions	p. 213
Hoover's Attitudes and Policy	p. 214
Hoover's Military Appointees	p. 219
The Effects of Hoover's Military Leadership	p. 222
Hoover: A Reflection of His Times	p. 224
Appendixes	p. 227
Naval Appropriations, 1923-1934	p. 229
Naval Strength Tables, 1928-1934	p. 230
Naval Construction, 1929-1933	p. 231
Army Appropriations, 1927-1935	p. 232
Army Strength Tables 1928-1935	p. 233
Bibliography	p. 235
Essay on Principal Sources	p. 235
List of Sources Used	p. 246
Index	p. 263
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