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Article: The U.S. Army War College: Military Education in a Democracy
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- Naval War College Review
- Article date:
- April 1, 2003
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CopyrightCopyright Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Naval War College Spring 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Stiehm, Judith Hicks. The U.S. Army War College: Military Education in a Democracy. Temple Univ. Press, 2002. 200pp. $69.50
This is an in-depth and insightful examination of the U.S. Army War College, one of the nation's six senior service colleges. Stiehm offers a comprehensive book that reviews the history of the college, provides a typical class profile, offers a look at the faculty and the curriculum, and describes what a typical "Carlisle year" is like for the students. While analyzing the administration, Stiehm offers recommendations for improving the institution's ability to produce quality graduates. Stiehm believes that after following her prescription for improvements, the ...