I. Setting precedents. George Washington and the Continental Congress -- Adams, Washington, and Hamilton -- Mr. Madison's war -- Polk against his generals -- Lincoln's letter to Hooker -- II. The politics of collaboration. Lincoln and Grant -- The Pershing paradox -- Roosevelt, Marshall, and Hopkins -- III. The perils of partisanship. Exit MacArthur -- Taylor's theory -- Powell's doctrine -- Rumsfeld's assumptions -- Conclusion
Summary
Moten traces a sweeping history of the evolving roles of civilian and military leaders in conducting war. In doing so he demonstrates how war strategy and national security policy shifted as political and military institutions developed, and how they were shaped by leader's personalities
