Comparisons of Military Governance: The Examples of Japan and Germany in the Aftermath of World War 2 Lending Insights for Today's Warfighter

Abstract

The notion of military governance would seem to be inconsistent with the civilian control of the military that lies at the heart of the American system of government. Ironically, the foundations for the political and economic success of Japan and Germany following their defeats in World War II came about largely because of post war military governance. These initiatives so thoroughly addressed every aspect of society that they transformed hierarchical, almost feudal systems into free market, democratic economic and political forces

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 08, 2016
Accession Number
AD1176126

Entities

People

  • Kathleen R Dagher

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Affairs
  • Civil Rights
  • Cold War
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • History
  • Law
  • Market Economy
  • Military Governments
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • Navy
  • New York
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • United States
  • Universities
  • War
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.