Offering an account of the national security state that emerged in the first decade of the Cold War, this work traces the process of state-making as it unfolded... » 

Offering an account of the national security state that emerged in the first decade of the Cold War, this work traces the process of state-making as it unfolded in struggles to unify the armed forces, harness science to military purposes, mobilize military manpower and control the defense budget. «