ABSTRACT
This book advocates a broad view of civil-military relations, in which the study of history, in combination with cultural and structural factors, helps us to form a deeper understanding of how the civil-military relationship is rooted in societies’ structures, and how they may affect the conduct of operational planning and execution. The analysis of US civil-military relations, therefore, starts with an analysis of US military history, before looking at the specific patterns of civil-military relations. The section on civil-military relations draws on the theoretical section of this book and seeks to relate the US patterns of civilmilitary relations to the previous discussion on divided versus integrated structures. The section focuses on interagency co-operation, civil-military relations within the Department of Defense, and the cost of civilian monitoring of the armed forces.
