Changing Military Doctrine: Presidents and Military Power in Fifth Republic France, 1958-2000

by Pierre Marie Gallois and Sten Rynning

As Rynning shows, armed forces have a natural interest in shaping military doctrine according to their resources, doctrinal traditions, as well as their assessment of the international environment. However, armed forces are also the instrument of policy-makers who are in charge of national security. Using civil-military relations in France from 1958 to the present as a case study, he shows when policy-makers are capable of controlling military...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275972860
• ISBN13: 9780275972868
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"