TY - BOOK AU - SCHMIDT Todd Andrew TI - Silent coup of the guardians: the influence of U.S. military elites on national security / SN - 9780700633982 (hbk.) U1 - 322.50973 SCH PY - 2023/// CY - Lawrence, Kansas PB - Univ Pr of Kansas KW - CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS KW - UNITED STATES KW - ELITE (SOCIAL SCIENCE) KW - NATIONAL SECURITY N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - In Silent Coup of the Guardians, Todd Schmidt demonstrates that military elites constitute an epistemic community and, as such, play a unique role due to their exceptional influence over both policy process and outcome. ER -