Writing as part of the Praeger Security International series, Cynthia Watson sets out to fill a "void" in the American public's understanding of U.S. combatant commands. Her goal, as stated in the preface, is "to provide a basic reference in hopes of spurring much greater public debate, as I believe this debate to be not only essential to our form of government, but because parents and loved ones deserve to know who is supporting as well as commanding those women and men who go to war." To these ends, she is successful in analyzing, organizing, and presenting information about the geographic combatant commands.
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