Reviews for Who Guards the Guardians and How: Democratic Civil-Military Relations

The average rating for Who Guards the Guardians and How: Democratic Civil-Military Relations based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-01-30 00:00:00 Roizy Gottesman I had high hopes for the subject matter. The authors promise the use of new institutionalism to examine civil military relations in democracies. In most of the chapters that promise falls short. The analysis was primarily anecdotal and often slipped into proscriptions rather than good descriptions of what is actually happening. The book did contain some great information. The chapters on the role of defense ministries and the budget process were particularly helpful from both a theoretical and policy perspective. Overall it is a good book, and probably an essential read for scholars interested in civil-military relations.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-07-19 00:00:00 JuanCarlos Planas This one was a chore and took me much longer than it should have, but I didn't want to give up on it. For a world history of warfare, it should have been a Western World History of Warfare. Very light on Non-Western civilizations. More of a survey than anything with any depth to it. Not enough to refer back to for anything that I'm covering in my classes.