The Pentagon Wars

by James G. Burton

• ISBN13: 9781557500816
• ISBN10: 1557500819
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2014-02-15
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press

Summary

From 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.

Table of Contents

Prologue	p. 1
The Fighter Mafia	p. 7
To Be or to Do	p. 28
Storm Clouds of Reform	p. 41
Meet Me at the Flags	p. 63
The Wheel of Conspiracy	p. 83
The Dickey Bird Shuffle	p. 95
Hollow Victory	p. 111
Crossing the Rubicon	p. 126
Off to Alaska?	p. 146
More Dirty Games	p. 160
Going Public	p. 181
The Great Memo War	p. 194
Case Study - The Navy Runs Aground	p. 213
Epilogue	p. 233
Appendix A: John Boyd's Source List	p. 257
Appendix B: Recommendations for Reform	p. 267
Notes	p. 273
Index	p. 297
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