| ID | 128543 |
| Title Proper | Lid sitters and prestige seekers |
| Other Title Information | the U.S. navy versus the state department and the end of U.S. occupations |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | McPherson, Alan |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article argues that U.S. occupations in the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Haiti in the first third of the twentieth century lasted as long as they did for political reasons. U.S. military commanders disagreed with civilians in the State Department partly because of a lack of both policy guidance and interdepartmental coordination. In addition, State grew more sensitive than Navy to negative public opinion both foreign and domestic and to national political strategy. Marines, meanwhile, were more driven to reform the societies they occupied but also less sensitive to their own abuses, to changing norms, and to geopolitical reasons for ending occupations. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Military History Vol.78, No.1; January 2014: p.73-99 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Military History Vol.78, No.1; January 2014: p.73-99 |
| Key Words | Military Operations ; Military Action ; U.S. Occupations ; Dominican Republic ; Nicaragua ; Haiti ; History ; Military History ; War ; National Political Strategy ; Interdepartmental Coordination ; World War - I ; Foreign Political Strategy ; Geopolitics ; Ending Occupations |