Introduction : Congress and civil-military relations / David P. Auerswald and Colton C. Campbell
Part one. Congressional tools and civil-military relations
Presidential and congressional relations : an evolution of military appointments / Mitchel A. Sollenberger
A safety valve : the Truman committee's oversight during World War II / Katherine Scott
The political, policy, and oversight roles of congressional defense commissions / Jordan Tama
Congress and "their military" : delegating to the reserve components / John Griswold
Legislating "military entitlements" : a challenge to the congressional abdication thesis / Alexis Lasselle Ross
Part two. Parochial versus national interests
Defense and the two congresses : changes in the policy : parochialism balance / Chuck Cushman
Congress and new ways of war / Charles A. Stevenson
Closing Guantanamo : a presidential commitment unfulfilled / Louis Fisher
Congress and civil-military relations in Latin America and the Caribbean : human rights as a vehicle / Frank O. Mora and Michelle Munroe
Conclusion : the future of civil-military relations / David P. Auerswald and Colton C. Campbell.
Congress and civil-military relations. ISBN 9781626161801. Published by Georgetown University Press in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.