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Ralph Peters (born April 19, 1952) is a retired United States Army lieutenant colonel and author.. In addition to his non-fiction books, he has published eight novels under the pen name Owen Parry, including Honor's Kingdom, which was awarded the Hammett Prize.
The Soldier and the State: The Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations is a 1957 book written by political scientist Samuel P. Huntington.In the book, Huntington advances the theory of objective civilian control, according to which the optimal means of asserting control over the armed forces is to professionalize them.
The Marine Officer's Guide by Kenneth W. Estes; Marine Sniper - 93 Confirmed Kills-Carlos Hathcock, Vietnam by Charles W. Henderson; Mongoose in the Sand by Ron Godby; No Bended Knee : The Battle for Guadalcanal by Merrill B. Twining, Neil G. Carey (Editor) No True Glory: a Frontline Account of the Battle of Fallujah, by Bing West
Thomas Anthony Lewis, OAM (born 1958) is an Australian author, popular military historian, public speaker, and former naval officer. An author since 1989, Lewis worked as a high school teacher, and served in the Australian armed forces for 20 years, seeing active service in Baghdad during the Iraq war, and working in East Timor.
Soldiers in Revolt: GI Resistance During the Vietnam War was the first comprehensive exploration of the disaffection, resistance, rebellion and organized opposition to the Vietnam War within the ranks of the U.S. Armed Forces. It was the first book written by David Cortright, a Vietnam veteran who is currently Professor Emeritus and special ...
James Gordon Burton (born May 3, 1937) is a former United States Air Force officer and whistleblower who wrote The Pentagon Wars: Reformers Challenge the Old Guard, a book about the development of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle that was adapted into the 1998 HBO comedy film, The Pentagon Wars.
Gene Yu (Chinese: 余靖) is a United States Military Academy graduate, former U.S. Army Special Forces officer and author. He wrote the book Yellow Green Beret: Stories of an Asian-American Stumbling Around U.S. Army Special Forces (series)|Yellow Green Beret: Stories of an Asian-American Stumbling Around U.S. Army Special Forces Vols. 1 to 3, under the pen name of Chester Wong, a semi ...
In 2013, officers were the senior 17% of the British armed forces, [1] and the senior 13.7% of the French armed forces. [2] In 2012, officers made up about 18% of the German armed forces, [citation needed] and about 17.2% of the United States armed forces. [3] Historically armed forces have generally had much lower proportions of officers.