An Armed Forces Staff

Abstract

As a result of the experience of World War II, Congress and the President determined shortly after the war that the continuation of a national integrated military command structure was in the best interests of the United States. The lines were soon drawn, however, between those who wanted a single strongly unified military department and those who wanted separate armed services functioning in a loose coalition. The National Security Act of 1947 was basically a compromise between these two positions, and the result has been a situation in which solutions to joint problems are developed by committee, but the authority to insure compliance with subsequent decisions has been withheld.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA518281

Entities

People

  • William G. Hanne

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Information Operations
  • International Organizations
  • National Security
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • United States
  • War
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Theoretical Analysis.