Author: Lewis Palmer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of John and Mary Palmer of Concord, Chester (now Delaware) Co., Pa
Author: Lewis Palmer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
The Pentagon Wars
Author: James G. Burton
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 9781612516004
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the late 1960s through the mid-1980s, a small band of military activists waged war against corruption in the Pentagon, challenging a system they believed squandered the public's money and trust. The book examines the movement and its proponents and describes how the system responded to the criticisms and efforts to change accepted practices and entrenched ways of thinking. The author, an air force colonel and part of the movement, worked in the pentagon for fourteen years. He presents a view of the Department of Defense that only an insider could offer. He exposes serious flaws in the military policy-making process, particularly in weapons development and procurement. The details he gives on the unrelenting push for high-tech weapons, despite their ineffectiveness and extraordinary cost-overruns, provide a strong case for the charge of ethical bankruptcy. The second half of the book deals with the author's attempts to get frontline equipment tested under combat conditions. For the first time, readers learn the nasty details of his battle with the army over line-fire testing of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle--a battle that he eventually won, leading to the personnel carrier's redesign and the saving of many lives. Never reluctant to name names and reveal details, James G. Burton presents a forceful case. And his revelations offer insights not found elsewhere into the motivations and actions of the people who wield power from within. Nor does he stop at the walls of the Pentagon. In his epilogue he tells what happened in the field during the final hours of the Gulf War that allowed Hussein's elite Republican Guard to escape. Now back in print after having inspired a feature HBO film, this explosive account of insider corruption is sure to serve policy-makers for generations to come.
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 9781612516004
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the late 1960s through the mid-1980s, a small band of military activists waged war against corruption in the Pentagon, challenging a system they believed squandered the public's money and trust. The book examines the movement and its proponents and describes how the system responded to the criticisms and efforts to change accepted practices and entrenched ways of thinking. The author, an air force colonel and part of the movement, worked in the pentagon for fourteen years. He presents a view of the Department of Defense that only an insider could offer. He exposes serious flaws in the military policy-making process, particularly in weapons development and procurement. The details he gives on the unrelenting push for high-tech weapons, despite their ineffectiveness and extraordinary cost-overruns, provide a strong case for the charge of ethical bankruptcy. The second half of the book deals with the author's attempts to get frontline equipment tested under combat conditions. For the first time, readers learn the nasty details of his battle with the army over line-fire testing of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle--a battle that he eventually won, leading to the personnel carrier's redesign and the saving of many lives. Never reluctant to name names and reveal details, James G. Burton presents a forceful case. And his revelations offer insights not found elsewhere into the motivations and actions of the people who wield power from within. Nor does he stop at the walls of the Pentagon. In his epilogue he tells what happened in the field during the final hours of the Gulf War that allowed Hussein's elite Republican Guard to escape. Now back in print after having inspired a feature HBO film, this explosive account of insider corruption is sure to serve policy-makers for generations to come.
Index to Illustrations
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Illustrated books
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Illustrated books
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Private Breger
Author: David Breger
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258247805
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258247805
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Mission to the Heart Stars
Author: James Blish
Publisher: Avon Books
ISBN: 9780380579686
Category : Interplanetary voyages
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
Publisher: Avon Books
ISBN: 9780380579686
Category : Interplanetary voyages
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
Current List of Medical Literature
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 786
Book Description
Includes section, "Recent book acquisitions" (varies: Recent United States publications) formerly published separately by the U.S. Army Medical Library.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 786
Book Description
Includes section, "Recent book acquisitions" (varies: Recent United States publications) formerly published separately by the U.S. Army Medical Library.
Inspector of Fire Alarm Boxes
Author: National Learning Corporation
Publisher: Career Examination
ISBN: 9780837325156
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Inspector of Fire Alarm Boxes Passbook(R) prepares you for your test by allowing you to take practice exams in the subjects you need to study.
Publisher: Career Examination
ISBN: 9780837325156
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Inspector of Fire Alarm Boxes Passbook(R) prepares you for your test by allowing you to take practice exams in the subjects you need to study.
Somebody in Boots
Author: Nelson Algren
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Depressions
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Depressions
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
After Mountains and Sea
Author: Helen Frankenthaler
Publisher: Guggenheim Museum
ISBN: 9780892072705
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Essays by Susan Cross and Julia Brown.
Publisher: Guggenheim Museum
ISBN: 9780892072705
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Essays by Susan Cross and Julia Brown.
Assistant Train Dispatcher
Author: National Learning Corporation
Publisher: Passbooks
ISBN: 9780837300535
Category : Emergency communication systems
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Assistant Train Dispatcher Passbook(R) prepares you for your test by allowing you to take practice exams in the subjects you need to study.
Publisher: Passbooks
ISBN: 9780837300535
Category : Emergency communication systems
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Assistant Train Dispatcher Passbook(R) prepares you for your test by allowing you to take practice exams in the subjects you need to study.