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The Army Gets an Air Force: Tactics of Insurgent Bureaucratic Politics 1st Ed. Edition
- ISBN-10080182205X
- ISBN-13978-0801822056
- Edition1st Ed.
- PublisherThe Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication dateFebruary 1, 1980
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions7.87 x 0.59 x 9.84 inches
- Print length232 pages
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- Publisher : The Johns Hopkins University Press; 1st Ed. edition (February 1, 1980)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 232 pages
- ISBN-10 : 080182205X
- ISBN-13 : 978-0801822056
- Item Weight : 1.47 pounds
- Dimensions : 7.87 x 0.59 x 9.84 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #4,823,488 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #5,898 in National & International Security (Books)
- #20,790 in Political Science (Books)
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- Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2018Timeless scholarly book, well-written, interesting, for anyone interested in Army aviation or bureaucratic politics more generally.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2009The definitive history of the close air support vacuum and the early evolution of Army Aviation. Reviewer was involved in many of the cited events on both the Air Force and Army sides.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2022I was at Whittier College when Fred was writing this, and had contact with the work before publication. It details how Army Generals were educated and chosen for support of close air support. Senior leadership of both the Air Force and the Army at the time seemed to agree that the Army could have helicopters as long as they were not armed; that was Air Force turf. That left close air support out of budget and mission considerations. Mission as well as lives on the ground were put at increased risk. Colonels who fought and had their people die on such missions, decided to educate future Generals about this so they could fight at high levels.
Hence the concept in the title "Insurgent Bureaucratic Politics". They fought and won the budget and mission battles within the existing bureaucracy rather than seeking revolution. This remains a very useful book today even if your interest is not focused on armed helicopters but if you are caught up in bureaucracies that work against mission. I believe Peter Drucker would have appreciated this book.