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Soldiers as Statesmen (Hardcover)
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Soldiers as Statesmen (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Security and Society
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'The Duke is a soldier - a bad education for a statesmen in a free
country'. Sir Walter Scott's fear of the political soldier has long
been part of Western political life. Yet although many countries
would have preferred to keep the military out of politics few have
been successful. Originally published in 1976, this book examines
the careers of five distinguished twentieth century soldiers and
assesses their contribution as statesmen. Hindenburg, Byng, Franco,
Eisenhower and De Gaulle all came into political life in different
circumstances, but none did so in the name of the profession or to
establish a praetorian state. Each was a professional soldier who
found himself drawn into the political arena. Each of these essays
illuminates one aspect of the range of political, sociological and
historical issues which now surround the interrelationship of civil
and military. At a time when the tensions of democracy, both
internally and externally, impose increasing pressure on the role
of the military in society it is important to study the history of
soldiers-as-statesmen.
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