Kimmel, Short, And Mc Vay: Case Studies In Executive Authority, Law And The Individual Rights Of Military Commanders
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Identifier: RG37_6-52_08_01
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Advanced Research Project paper examining disciplinary actions against senior military officers through the cases of ADM Kimmel and MAJ Gen Short, commanding officers at Pearl Harbor in 1941, and CAPT McVay Commanding Officer of the USS Indianpolis. This paper demonstrates that each action taken with respect to the three commanders was fully consistent with law and should be upheld to support and preserve the greater principle of civilian control of the military.
Subject
- Hattendorf, John B. (Director, Person)
- Naval War College (U.S.). Center for Naval Warfare Studies (Organization)
- McVay, Charles Butler, III (Charles Butler), 1898-1968 (Person)
- Short, Walter Campbell, 1880-1949 (Person)
- Kimmel, Husband Edward, 1882-1968 (Person)
- Center for Naval Warfare Studies records | Subgroup 6: CAR/ARP Research Papers, 1972-2003, undated | Kimmel, Short, And Mc Vay: Case Studies In Executive Authority, Law And The Individual Rights Of Military Commanders, by Roger D. Scott, 1997 Jun 13
- James Stark correspondence | Letters Received, 1997 Jun | Kimmel, Short, And Mc Vay: Case Studies In Executive Authority, Law And The Individual Rights Of Military Commanders, 1997 Jun 13
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Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository