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The Power Elite is a 1956 book by sociologist C. Wright Mills, in which Mills calls attention to the interwoven interests of the leaders of the military, corporate, and political elements of the American society and suggests that the ordinary citizen in modern times is a relatively powerless subject of manipulation by those three entities.
A No. 1 New York Times Bestseller, Once an Eagle has been a favorite of American military men and women since its writing. [1] The book appears on the Commandant's required reading list for all Staff Sergeants and Gunnery Sergeants [2] in the United States Marine Corps, and frequently serves as a text for cadets in leadership classes at West Point.
Fox News personality Peter Hegseth's latest book slamming the military's embrace of woke ideologies helped secure his stunning nomination for secretary of defense by President-elect Donald Trump.
Inside the Danger Zone: The U.S. Military in the Persian Gulf 1987-88 by Harold Wise; Launch The Intruders: A Naval Attack Squadron In The Vietnam War 1972 by Carol Reardon; McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk By Brad Elward; One Perfect Op: An Insider's Account of the Navy SEAL Special Warfare Teams, by Master Chief Dennis "Snake" Chalker & Kevin ...
In this October 2018 photo, then-US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis listens as then-President Donald Trump answers questions during a meeting with military leaders in the Cabinet Room in Washington, DC.
On The Psychology of Military Incompetence is a work by Norman F. Dixon, [1] first published in 1976, [2] which applies insights from psychology to military history.After case studies of military and naval disasters from the preceding 120 years, mostly British, it offers in readable, not technical, style an analysis of the personality of the unsuccessful leader.
The book teaches leadership lessons using examples of real-world missions and combat encounters. [20] In 2017, he published Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual , which is a collection of healthy living routines and mindsets for productivity.
Obama, who promised to "finish the job" in Afghanistan after he withdrew troops from Iraq in 2011, surged as many as 100,000 troops into Afghanistan, then drew them out at a rapid-fire pace that ...