We Band of Brothers - Woodrow Wilson's War Managers

Abstract

One of the central questions which run through the vast literature gen- erated by recent interest in the so-called military-industrial complex is how to characterize the relationship among the major institutional orders of American society and the nature of the elites who predominate within them. Early writing on the subject, such as C. Wright Mills's The Power Elite (New York, 1956) and Fred J. Cook's The Warfare State (New York, 1962), reflected a contemporary preoccupation with the dramatic rise of military leaders in central government councils during and after World War II. Recent critics, in contrast, assign comparatively more influence on defense matters to civilian advisors, though interpretations vary as to the characteristics of this state-based, civilian elite, including differences over its location within the state, its relationship to private business interests, and the general motivation of its members.

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