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History of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, V. 5: The McNamara Ascendancy 1961-1965 Publisher: Defense Dept., Office of the Secretary, Historical Office Description: The Historical Office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense has published The McNamara Ascendancy, 1961-1965, Volume V in the “History of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Series” and the first of two planned books on the tenure of Secretary Robert S. McNamara. A full-length, scholarly account of the dynamic, often controversial early years of the McNamara era, The McNamara Ascendancy examines both path breaking institutional changes in the Department of Defense during the Kennedy and early Johnson administrations and the critical international challenges faced by the Pentagon and White House during a pivotal period. McNamara's managerial and organizational accomplishments are measured against the handling of crises in Berlin and Cuba and the deepening U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia that by 1965 had begun to overshadow his achievements. More than a half-dozen authors and editors worked on the volume, which draws on previously unpublished material and more than four dozen interviews with key participants and contains more than 80 photographs.Year/Pages: 2006: 684 p.; ill. [ Top ]
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