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What happens when civilian or military dissent interferes with an administration’s leadership? Or when the right to elect new leaders in the middle of a conflict interrupts a long-term military or policy strategy? Several experts on military history examine these questions and more.

Table of Contents
  • Introduction by Bruce S. Thornton
  • 1. Civil Military Relations in Ancient Athens: The Arginusae Affair by Paul A. Rahe
  • 2. Dissent, Resistance, and Riot in the American Civil War by Ralph Peters
  • 3. Military Dissent in Peacetime by Peter R. Mansoor
  • 4. The Cold War, American Isolationism, and the Korean War by Williamson Murray
  • 5. American Objectives in War and Dissent Within the Military by Bing West
  • Epilogue by Victor Davis Hanson
  • About the Authors
  • The Hoover Institution's Working Group on the Role of Military History in Contemporary Conflict
  • Index

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        Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
        Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/03/2023
        ISBN13: 9780817925444, 978-0817925444
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        Description

        Book Synopsis
        What happens when civilian or military dissent interferes with an administration’s leadership? Or when the right to elect new leaders in the middle of a conflict interrupts a long-term military or policy strategy? Several experts on military history examine these questions and more.

        Table of Contents
        • Introduction by Bruce S. Thornton
        • 1. Civil Military Relations in Ancient Athens: The Arginusae Affair by Paul A. Rahe
        • 2. Dissent, Resistance, and Riot in the American Civil War by Ralph Peters
        • 3. Military Dissent in Peacetime by Peter R. Mansoor
        • 4. The Cold War, American Isolationism, and the Korean War by Williamson Murray
        • 5. American Objectives in War and Dissent Within the Military by Bing West
        • Epilogue by Victor Davis Hanson
        • About the Authors
        • The Hoover Institution's Working Group on the Role of Military History in Contemporary Conflict
        • Index

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