A masterful and engaging book that illuminates the complexity of
making war in a democracy. Clearly relevant to contemporary issues
of military policy and foreign affairs, it should be read by anyone
interested in American military and diplomatic history as well as
anyone concerned about the future of the Republic.--H. R.
McMaster, author of Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson,
Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led
to VietnamA massive, brilliant work that sustains its various
themes through some three hundred years of American war fighting.
Pearlman conveys a persuasive grasp of the whole, continually makes
telling comparisons of recurrent phenomena, and has a special eye
for apt quotations. This book may well become a classic.--J.
Garry Clifford, author of The First Peacetime DraftThe chapter
on World War II is brilliant. Pearlman's focus is splendid, his
logic irrefutable, and his reading in sources wonderfully
widespread.--Martin Blumenson, author of Patton: The Man
Behind the LegendThe chapter on U.S. policy in the Vietnam War is
one of the best I have seen--perhaps the best of its
kind.--William C. Gibbons, author of The United States
Government and the Vietnam WarA major work that makes an invaluable
contribution to the literature.--John Chambers, author of To
Raise an Army
Essential reading for those who would understand the why of
military strategy as well as the what.--Naval War College ReviewA
detailed, judicious, highly informative, and sometimes irreverent
account of the country's major military conflicts.--Journal of
Military HistoryAn insightful and engaging work, and it renders a
great service by making the 'American style' of warfare
comprehensible without oversimplifying.--The HistorianAll
interested in military history should find this volume a valuable
addition to their library, both as a fresh explanation of the
workings of the U.S. warmaking system and as a fascinating
discussion of the rivalries and competitions that
developed.--ArmyPearlman provides a broad, synoptic and penetrating
study of American warmaking and strategic formulation within the
framework of democratic constitutional political
institutions.--Military ReviewEssential reading for the military
professional and anyone interested n how America goes to
war.--ArmorThis is a pathbreaking work, fresh and
provocative.--Choice
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