The War Lords of Washington

A Capitol Hill reporter tells the inside story of the production war waged in Washington by the dollar-a-year appointees who, despite the doctrinaire New Dealers and obstructionist Army department, were able to bring the war effort to ultimate victory. Here are the inter-departmental feuds, personality clashes, confusions of authority, and lack of faith in the courage and loyalty of the American people. The story is told in terms of the war lords:- Knudsen, Wallace, Robert Horton, Robert Nathan, Bernard Baruch, the two Charles Wilsons, Reuther, Maverick, Donald Nelson - and the alphabetical agencies that sprang up after 1940. This is an unpalatable view of the Army- a more than usually favorable view of Nelson - an overall of success in spite of bungling. (Kirkus Reviews)

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Bruce Catton, Catton Bruce
• Editore: Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 11.12.1969
• EAN: 9780837121499
• ISBN: 978-0-8371-2149-9
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Tecnica > Altro; American History, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, The Americas, Specific wars and campaigns, c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War