Douglas T. Stuart holds the J. William Stuart and Helen D. Stuart Chair in International Studies at Dickinson College. He is also an adjunct professor at the U.S. Army War College. His books include The Limits of Alliance: NATO Out-of-Area Problems since 1949 and Organizing for National Security.

"This book provides a rich historical account of the creation and implementation of the National Security Act of 1947, which led to the rise of a national security bureaucracy within the executive branch. Stuart covers a wide range of political actors who shaped national security policy during the middle of the 20th century, including Ferdinand Eberstadt, George Marshall, and James Forrestal... Scholars from many backgrounds will find this book to be informative."--A. L. Warber, Choice "[T]he value in Creating the National Security State is the extensive analysis of the debates leading to the passage of the 1947 National Security Act and the fate of the act's institutional components."--Diane Putney, H-Net Reviews "At a time when much talk of recasting the national security policies of Western countries, the United States for a start, as well as the institutions in charge of those policies, Douglas Stuart's book on the 1947 National Security Act is a timely contribution in that it lays the historical foundations for such a debate."--Francesco N. Moro, International Spectator "Stuart's research and analysis is largely persuasive and clearly presented. Unravelling bureaucratic clashes represents the strength of the text."--Kaeten Mistry, Journal of American Studies

• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix ABBREVIATIONS xi INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER ONE: A Farewell to Normalcy 12 CHAPTER TWO: "One Man Is Responsible": Managing National Security during World War II 43 CHAPTER THREE: Marshall's Plan: The Battle over Postwar Unification of the Armed Forces 73 CHAPTER FOUR: Eberstadt's Plan: "Active, Intimate and Continuous Relationships" 109 CHAPTER FIVE: Connecting the Domestic Ligaments of National Security 144 CHAPTER SIX: From the National Military Establishment to The Office of the Secretary of Defense 180 CHAPTER SEVEN: Closing the Phalanx: The Establishment of the NSC and the CIA, 1947-1960 230 CONCLUSION 274 NOTES 289 INDEX 335

Douglas T. Stuart holds the J. William Stuart and Helen D. Stuart Chair in International Studies at Dickinson College. He is also an adjunct professor at the U.S. Army War College. His books include The Limits of Alliance: NATO Out-of-Area Problems since 1949 and Organizing for National Security.

"This book provides a rich historical account of the creation and implementation of the National Security Act of 1947, which led to the rise of a national security bureaucracy within the executive branch. Stuart covers a wide range of political actors who shaped national security policy during the middle of the 20th century, including Ferdinand Eberstadt, George Marshall, and James Forrestal... Scholars from many backgrounds will find this book to be informative."--A. L. Warber, Choice "[T]he value in Creating the National Security State is the extensive analysis of the debates leading to the passage of the 1947 National Security Act and the fate of the act's institutional components."--Diane Putney, H-Net Reviews "At a time when much talk of recasting the national security policies of Western countries, the United States for a start, as well as the institutions in charge of those policies, Douglas Stuart's book on the 1947 National Security Act is a timely contribution in that it lays the historical foundations for such a debate."--Francesco N. Moro, International Spectator "Stuart's research and analysis is largely persuasive and clearly presented. Unravelling bureaucratic clashes represents the strength of the text."--Kaeten Mistry, Journal of American Studies

• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix ABBREVIATIONS xi INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER ONE: A Farewell to Normalcy 12 CHAPTER TWO: "One Man Is Responsible": Managing National Security during World War II 43 CHAPTER THREE: Marshall's Plan: The Battle over Postwar Unification of the Armed Forces 73 CHAPTER FOUR: Eberstadt's Plan: "Active, Intimate and Continuous Relationships" 109 CHAPTER FIVE: Connecting the Domestic Ligaments of National Security 144 CHAPTER SIX: From the National Military Establishment to The Office of the Secretary of Defense 180 CHAPTER SEVEN: Closing the Phalanx: The Establishment of the NSC and the CIA, 1947-1960 230 CONCLUSION 274 NOTES 289 INDEX 335

Douglas T. Stuart holds the J. William Stuart and Helen D. Stuart Chair in International Studies at Dickinson College. He is also an adjunct professor at the U.S. Army War College. His books include The Limits of Alliance: NATO Out-of-Area Problems since 1949 and Organizing for National Security.

"This book provides a rich historical account of the creation and implementation of the National Security Act of 1947, which led to the rise of a national security bureaucracy within the executive branch. Stuart covers a wide range of political actors who shaped national security policy during the middle of the 20th century, including Ferdinand Eberstadt, George Marshall, and James Forrestal... Scholars from many backgrounds will find this book to be informative."--A. L. Warber, Choice "[T]he value in Creating the National Security State is the extensive analysis of the debates leading to the passage of the 1947 National Security Act and the fate of the act's institutional components."--Diane Putney, H-Net Reviews "At a time when much talk of recasting the national security policies of Western countries, the United States for a start, as well as the institutions in charge of those policies, Douglas Stuart's book on the 1947 National Security Act is a timely contribution in that it lays the historical foundations for such a debate."--Francesco N. Moro, International Spectator "Stuart's research and analysis is largely persuasive and clearly presented. Unravelling bureaucratic clashes represents the strength of the text."--Kaeten Mistry, Journal of American Studies

• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix ABBREVIATIONS xi INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER ONE: A Farewell to Normalcy 12 CHAPTER TWO: "One Man Is Responsible": Managing National Security during World War II 43 CHAPTER THREE: Marshall's Plan: The Battle over Postwar Unification of the Armed Forces 73 CHAPTER FOUR: Eberstadt's Plan: "Active, Intimate and Continuous Relationships" 109 CHAPTER FIVE: Connecting the Domestic Ligaments of National Security 144 CHAPTER SIX: From the National Military Establishment to The Office of the Secretary of Defense 180 CHAPTER SEVEN: Closing the Phalanx: The Establishment of the NSC and the CIA, 1947-1960 230 CONCLUSION 274 NOTES 289 INDEX 335