CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION
Bill of Right in Action
Summer 2001 (17:3)
Military Authority
This Bill of Rights in Action explores issues of military authority. The first article looks at the French Army mutinies in World War I and how the French Army dealt with them. The second article examines Truman's firing of popular and powerful General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War. The final article looks at how the U.S. military is dealing with the harassment of women and gays in its ranks.
World History: The French Army Mutinies of World War I
U.S. History: Truman, MacArthur, and the Korean War
U.S. Government: The Military Confronts the Harassment of Women and Gays
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