"a bold, unflinchingly honest, highly significant book; it deserves a very wide readership among our political and military leaders, scholars, the media, and all citizens interested in American government.” Dr. Richard H. Kohn, Professor Emeritus, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill"

"“Combining three generations of civil-military relations scholarship and candid interviews with the most knowledgeable national security officials, Silent Coup of the Guardians demonstrates that military influence has risen, and civilian control of the military declined, dramatically in the United  States. This is a bold, unflinchingly honest, highly significant book; it..."