Warriors in Washington
Henry Stimson, the US Army, and the Politics of American Power in World War II
Seiten
2025
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-62696-5 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-62696-5 (ISBN)
This book explains how the US Army emerged as one of the most powerful political organizations following World War II. It is for students, scholars, and general readers interested in US military history, American foreign policy, and World War II.
How did the US Army emerge as one of the most powerful political organizations in the United States following World War II? In this book, Grant H. Golub asserts that this remarkable shift was the result of the Army's political masters consciously transforming the organization into an active political player throughout the war. Led by Henry Stimson, the Secretary of War and one of the most experienced American statesmen of the era, the Army energetically worked to shape the contours of American power throughout the war, influencing the scope and direction of US foreign policy as the Allies fought the Axis powers. The result saw the Army, and the military more broadly, gain unprecedented levels of influence over US foreign relations. As World War II gave way to the Cold War, the military helped set the direction of policy toward the Soviet Union and aided the decades of confrontation between the two superpowers.
How did the US Army emerge as one of the most powerful political organizations in the United States following World War II? In this book, Grant H. Golub asserts that this remarkable shift was the result of the Army's political masters consciously transforming the organization into an active political player throughout the war. Led by Henry Stimson, the Secretary of War and one of the most experienced American statesmen of the era, the Army energetically worked to shape the contours of American power throughout the war, influencing the scope and direction of US foreign policy as the Allies fought the Axis powers. The result saw the Army, and the military more broadly, gain unprecedented levels of influence over US foreign relations. As World War II gave way to the Cold War, the military helped set the direction of policy toward the Soviet Union and aided the decades of confrontation between the two superpowers.
Grant H. Golub is an Assistant Professor of American History in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the US Army War College. His work and commentary have been published in Cold War History, The Journal of Strategic Studies, The Washington Post and The Chicago Tribune. This is his first book.
Introduction; 1. The making of Henry Lewis Stimson; 2. Into the dark; 3. The wars of Washington; 4. Between deterrence and compellence; 5. The proper and orthodox way of war; 6. The Americans are coming: 7. The new superpower world order; Conclusion.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 15.07.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Military, War, and Society in Modern American History |
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 502 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-009-62696-5 / 1009626965 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-009-62696-5 / 9781009626965 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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