The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the First Indochina War, 1947-1959
Up to that time, the Joint Board (JB, aka Joint Army and Navy Board) had seemed to serve our purposes, though it hadn't been called on to do much in the First World War, despite the fact we were an associate power with inter-service and international concerns. Along with the National security C...
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| Published in: | Air Power History 2007, Vol.54 (3), p.49-50 |
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| Format: | Review |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | Up to that time, the Joint Board (JB, aka Joint Army and Navy Board) had seemed to serve our purposes, though it hadn't been called on to do much in the First World War, despite the fact we were an associate power with inter-service and international concerns. Along with the National security Council (NSC, which was to play a dominant role in the events that were to unfold in Vietnam and elsewhere), it had been authorized by Congress as part of the post-war establishment. Though familiar names disappeared with the passage of time after World War II, these were all powerful men with strong convictions (their own and/or their service's). |
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| ISSN: | 1044-016X 2992-9431 |