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Victory on the Potomac: The Goldwater-Nichols Act Unifies the Pentagon
by Locher, James R. III
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 1585441872
- ISBN 13
- 9781585441877
- Seller
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Brooksville, Florida, United States
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About This Item
College Station, Texas: Texas A & M University Press, 2002. First Edition(so Stated) . Hardcover. As New/As New. A monumental work of 524 pages, including an index. Volume itself has dark blue covers with sharp gilt lettering on the spine. Book is clean, fresh, tight and bright. Dust jacket is protected in an archival quality Brodart cover. The vivid descriptions in the work bring to life the amazing cast of this real-life drama, from the straight-shooting chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Barry Goldwater, to the stubborn secretary of defense, Casper Weinberger. This author's analysis of political maneuvering and bureaucratic infighting will fascinate anyone who has an interest in how government works. A very nice, near mint, copy; available for immediate shipment, carefully packed in a sturdy box!
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- Bookseller
- James Lasseter, Jr.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0010652
- Title
- Victory on the Potomac: The Goldwater-Nichols Act Unifies the Pentagon
- Author
- Locher, James R. III
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition(so Stated)
- ISBN 10
- 1585441872
- ISBN 13
- 9781585441877
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press
- Place of Publication
- College Station, Texas
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- United States. Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986-Legislative History. United States. Department of Defense-Reorganization-Legislative History. United States-Armed Forces-Reorganization-Legislative History. Victory on th
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James Lasseter, Jr.
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- Brodart
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