Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-333) and index
A farewell to normalcy -- "One man is responsible": managing national security during World War II -- Marshall's Plan: the battle over postwar unification of the armed forces -- Eberstadt's Plan: "active, intimate and continuous relationships" -- Connecting the domestic ligaments of national security -- From the national military establishment to the Office of the Secretary of Defense -- Closing the phalanx: the establishment of the NSC and the CIA, 1947-1960
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National security-- Law and legislation-- United States-- History-- 20th century