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3 . How is the article book organized ? Would you describe it as al chronological , thematic , analytical , or some combination of these ? Why

I would describe the organization of the article as a combination of chronological and analytical because it deals with issues within specific periods of time in various sections , and it analyses the subject systematically

4 . How would you describe the author 's approach to the subject matter cultural , political , social , religious , intellectual , military , etc . or some combination of these ? Why ? Give example

I would describe his approach to the

subject matter as cultural political , intellectual , and military because most of the book deals with issues that are related to the history of military professionalism and civil-military relations in the U .S . from the 18th century to post-World War II

5 . Comment on the author 's use of sources . What percentage of his /her sources is primary ? Does there seem to be an over reliance on secondary sources - particularly older , out-dated ones

About 65 percent of the author 's sources are primary , and there is no over reliance on secondary sources

6 . We all have our biases . What biases does the author show ? In other words , does he /she seem overly critical of any subject discussed in the work ? Does the author seem too friendly toward some other subject ? Is the piece , in an overall sense , balanced and does it present both sides of the issues

The piece is balanced and presents both sides of the issue . The author criticizes various s in the article , like Huntington 's findings in the antebellum era , but generally , his criticism is balanced and not too friendly to any particular subject

References

Samuel

. Huntington , The Soldier and the State , Belknap Press of Harvard University Press , 1957

Skelton , W . B (1996 . Samuel

. Huntington and the roots of the American Military Tradition . The journal of Military History , Vol . 60 No . 2

Since the advent of the American Civil War , the American military has been defined and regulated by professionalism in the military , military professionalism here meaning in a broad sense , the institutional acquisition and maintenance of a set of technical skills norms , and ethics - as may be found in medicine , science , or law - that define and distinguish those trained in the profession from others Pearlstein , D . N

The complexity that surrounds military professionalism and civil-military relations can be found in Samuel

. Huntington 's Soldier and the State . Huntington attempted to give shape to the theoretical framework to know military institutions , thereby to get a ringside view of the principles that are behind the coming up of military leadership and their link to the society . Interestingly , it has brought truth to the fore : two sets of civil control and three components of military professionalism . He acknowledges the fact the entire real world complexities could not be incorporated , and vouches for simplification to arrive at a proper model

He explains it in a political theorist and historian way . A major portion of the...