Shows how our system of government and extreme self-interest has actually created disjointed and tightly-bound intelligence forces.

Army reading list. Chief of Staff's Professional Reading List .

Toward a Theory of National Security Agencies --Origins of the National Security Council System: A "Brass-Knuckle Fight to the Finish" -- Evolution of the National Security Council System: "From King's Ministers to Palace Guard" -- Origins of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: "Fighting for the Very Life of the Navy" -- Evolution of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: "The Swallows Return to Capistrano" -- Origins of the Central Intelligence Agency: "Those Spooky Boys" -- Evolution of the Central Intelligence Agency: "One of the Weakest Links in Our National Security" -- Notes on Tabulation of Foreign Policy Interest Groups -- New York Times Coverage of National Security Advisers, 1947-1998 -- Legislative Changes to the Joint Chiefs of Staff -- Value of Defense Contracts Awarded, FY 1994, by Region. Toward a Theory of National Security Agencies -- Origins of the National Security Council System: A "Brass-Knuckle Fight to the Finish" -- Evolution of the National Security Council System: "From King's Ministers to Palace Guard" -- Origins of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: "Fighting for the Very Life of the Navy" -- Evolution of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: "The Swallows Return to Capistrano" -- Origins of the Central Intelligence Agency: "Those Spooky Boys" -- Evolution of the Central Intelligence Agency: "One of the Weakest Links in Our National Security" -- Notes on Tabulation of Foreign Policy Interest Groups -- New York Times Coverage of National Security Advisers, 1947-1998 -- Legislative Changes to the Joint Chiefs of Staff -- Value of Defense Contracts Awarded, FY 1994, by Region.