Authors contributing to this study examine a wide range of issues, including: the contrast between theory and practice in civil-military relations; the role perceptions of military professionals across generations; the character of civil-military relations in authoritarian or other democratically-challenged political systems; the usefulness of business models in military management; the attributes of civil-military relations during unconventional conflicts; the experience of the all-volunteer force and its meaning for US civil-military relations; and other topics.

Introduction, Stephen J. Cimbala; Chapter 1 Kids These Days: Growing Military Professionalism across Generations, Isaiah WilsonIII, Edward Cox, Kent W. Park, Rachel M. Sondheimer; Chapter 2 Searching for a More Viable Form of Civil-Military Relations: The Canadian and American Experiences, Dale R. Herspring; Chapter 3 Civil-Military Relations in Contemporary Russia, Stephen J. Blank; Chapter 4, John Allen Williams; Chapter 5 The U.S. Civil-Military Problematique and New Military Missions, Damon Coletta; Chapter 6 The War without a Strategy: Presidents, the Pentagon, and Problems in Civil-Military Relations since the 9/11 Attacks, C. Dale Walton; Chapter 7 Who Serves? The American All-Volunteer Force, Gary SchaubJr., Adam Lowther; Chapter 8 Military Theory, Strategy and Praxis: Implications for Civil-Military Relations, Jacob W. Kipp, Lester W. Grau; Chapter 9 Business Models and Emerging U.S. Warfighting Concepts, Milan Vego; Chapter 10 Cyberwar and Nuclear Crisis Management: Implications for Civil-Military Relations, Stephen J. Cimbala; conclusion Conclusion, Stephen J. Cimbala;

Stephen J. Cimbala, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Penn State Brandywine, USA