Background
Kinnard, Douglas was born on September 13, 1921 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States. Son of Frederick Henry and Mary (Toomey) Kinnard.
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President Eisenhower and Strategy Management: A Study in Defense Politics (Ausa Institute of Land Warfare)
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The Secretary of Defense
(Since its creation by the National Security Act of 1947 t...)
Since its creation by the National Security Act of 1947 the office of secretary of defense has grown rapidly in power and influence, surpassing at times that of the secretary of state to become second only to the presidency in the government of the United States. The pivotal secretaries, according to Kinnard, are James Forrestal, Charles Wilson, Robert McNamara, Melvin Laird, and James Schlesinger. Kinnard analyzes the administration of each of these secretaries not only within the domestic and international contexts of his time but also within the bureaucratic world in which the secretary functions along with the president and secretary of state.
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The War Managers
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"One of the most complete perspectives ever made of how a large group of generals view how they handled a war."--The Washington Post Long considered a classic for its enlightening analysis of what went wrong in Vietnam, this frank assessment of the American involvement in the war comes straight from the U.S. Army generals responsible for its conduct in the field. First published in 1977 to great acclaim, the painful indictment of both the military and civilian policy makers serves as a useful guide on how to avoid similar disasters in today's conflicts. The author, an American general who was chief of staff of the most important field command in Vietnam before his retirement in 1970, sent an extensive questionnaire to 173 other generals in 1974, seeking their views on the war and guaranteeing anonymity. Nearly 70% responded, with many adding pages of comments about such sensitive subjects as leadership and integrity. General Kinnard then interviewed twenty of the respondents and supplemented their input with research of Army documents. What emerges from his analysis of the generals' responses is a uniquely fascinating and penetrating look at the war, focusing on such central issues as the competence of American and Vietnamese troops, the clarity of U.S. objectives, the influence of body counts, and much more. "Besides offering the reflections of the brass on a war past, this illuminating book exposes attitudes that promise to endure through wars to come."--Saturday Review
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The War Managers (Da Capo Paperback)
( In 1947 Douglas Kinnard sent out an extensive questionn...)
In 1947 Douglas Kinnard sent out an extensive questionnaire to the 173 Army generals who had managed the war in Vietnam. A surprising sixty-seven percent of them completed the questionnaires, with many adding pages of comments. Kinnard then personally interviewed twenty of the respondents and supplemented the data with research from the files of the Army's military history center. The War Managers is the astonishing result of Kinnard's analysis of the responses of these men. Kinnard had focused on such central issues as the quality of both American and Vietnamese troops, the generals' own chains of command, the influence of the media, civilian authority, U.S. objectives, the importance of the "body count," and many others. What emerges from the generals answers, compiled in an absorbing manner in this book, is a uniquely fascinating and penetrating view of the Vietnam War from the perspectives of the U.S. Army generals who commanded there.
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Douglas Kinnard
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Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1944. Master of Science, Princeton University, 1948. Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1948.
Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1973.
Career
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army, 1944, advanced through grades to brigadier general, 1968. Service France, Germany, Korea and Vietnam. Chief staff II Field Force, Vietnam, 1969—1970.
Retired, 1970; assistant professor political science University Vermont, Burlington, 1973—1976. Associate professor, 1976—1979. Professor, 1978—1984.
Professor emeritus, since 1984. Director area and international studies, 1976—1979. Chief military history United States Army, since 1983.
Visiting associate professor Princeton University, 1976—1977. Visiting fellow Center International Studies, 1976—1977.
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The Secretary of Defense
(Since its creation by the National Security Act of 1947 t...)
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The War Managers (Da Capo Paperback)
( In 1947 Douglas Kinnard sent out an extensive questionn...)
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The War Managers
("One of the most complete perspectives ever made of how a...)
- President Eisenhower and strategy management : a study in defense politics
- President Eisenhower and Strategy Management: A Study in Defense Politics (Ausa Institute of Land Warfare)
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The Secretary of Defense
Membership
Member of Princeton University Alumni Association, Association Graduates United States Military Academy, International Institute Strategic Studies, New England Political Science Associations, Princeton (New York ), Nassau (Princeton).
Connections
Married Wade Tyree, July 6, 1951. 1 child Frederick Douglas.
