Commandos and Politicians

...discusses the military and political costs of elite units and...offers suggestions for managing them better within the democratic context of civilian control of the military...[He] thinks clearly, writes concisely, and makes the reader ponder. -- Amos Perlmutter, editor, Journal of Strategic Studies; author of The Military and Politics in Modern Times * American Political Science Review *
A short and rather fascinating study of the roles of special forces such as the Green Berets, French paratroop units, British commandos, and the Israeli Palmach. -- Amos Perlmutter, editor, Journal of Strategic Studies; author of The Military and Politics in Modern Times * Foreign Affairs *
This is undoubtedly the best scholarly work on the subject. Highly original in idea and execution, it is a remarkable small book. Particularly useful is the author's reminder that civil-military relations do not take place only between the officer corps and the polity, but between particular segments of the military and particular politicians. -- Amos Perlmutter, editor, Journal of Strategic Studies; author of The Military and Politics in Modern Times
This is undoubtedly the best scholarly work on the subject. Highly original in idea and execution, it is a remarkable small book. Particularly useful is the author's reminder that civil-military relations do not take place only between the officer corps and the polity, but between particular segments of the military and particular politicians. -- Amos Perlmutter, editor, Journal of Strategic Studies; author of The Military and Politics in Modern Times
...discusses the military and political costs of elite units and...offers suggestions for managing them better within the democratic context of civilian control of the military...[He] thinks clearly, writes concisely, and makes the reader ponder. -- Amos Perlmutter, editor, Journal of Strategic Studies; author of The Military and Politics in Modern Times * American Political Science Review *
A short and rather fascinating study of the roles of special forces such as the Green Berets, French paratroop units, British commandos, and the Israeli Palmach. -- Amos Perlmutter, editor, Journal of Strategic Studies; author of The Military and Politics in Modern Times * Foreign Affairs *