Despite the continuing flood of literature on United States
national security policy, there is no current general bibliography
on the subject. In this work, the compiler has sought to fill that
need by bringing together a highly selective listing of valuable
works in the field of national security. Although the book begins
with the first Eisenhower administration, the emphasis is clearly
on the post-1960 era, and in particular the years following
American involvement in the wars of Indochina. With its focus on
the executive branch, the bibliography provides an effective
introduction to the processes for formulating strategies and
military policies, and to a number of major defense and security
issues.
In order to identify the major policy declarations, strategy
assessments, and reference works for each administration, Beede has
divided the bibliography into chapters that cover presidential
administrations. Each of these chapters begins with works
concerning the decision makers and decision-making process of the
administration, and follows with subject groupings on military and
defense policies, particular types of strategies, and American
alliances and responses to crises. Special chapters cover reference
works, studies that address the entire time period, or that deal
with several administrations, and analyses of the Vietnam conflict.
The materials listed in the volume include a number of publications
from the National Defense University. The book contains
comprehensive author and subject indexes. It will be an important
reference source for students of military history and presidential
policy, as well as a valuable addition to university, research, and
military libraries.
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