Political Foot-Soldier: Colin Powell's Interagency Campaign for the "Base Force"

Abstract

Things don t always work out as planned. Instead of his coveted quiet foxhole, General Colin Powell was rapidly thrust into the highest military position in the land, at a time when our nation was simultaneously ending a cold war and beginning hot one. It is against this backdrop, though, that General Powell rose to the occasion with several inspiring successes. One of Colin Powell's most notable successes was the development and deployment of the Base Force plan.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA442947

Entities

People

  • James S. Chestnut

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Cold War
  • Environment
  • Federal Budgets
  • Force Structure
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Human Resources
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Military Capabilities
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.