Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Clarfield, Gerard H. Security with solvency : Dwight D. Eisenhower and the shaping of the American military establishment / Gerard Clarfield. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-275-96445-0 (alk. paper) 1. United States -- Military policy. 2. United States. Dept. of Defense -- Appropriations and expenditures. 3. United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961. 4. Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. I. Title. UA23.C5584 1999 355'.033573 -- dc21 98-50241 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 1999 by Gerard Clarfield All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher: 98-50241 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-50241 ISBN: 0-275-96445-0 First published in 1999 Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.praeger.com Printed in the United States of America ∞+⃝™ The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |