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revolt of the admirals
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a highly public clash between the US Navy and the US Air Force in 1949 over basing of the country’s strategic airpower US, 1949- Republicans were among those who encouraged military dissent in the “revolt of the admirals” against Truman Administration policy in the late 1940s[.] — Clark R. Mollenhoff, The Pentagon, p. 411, 1967
- The “Revolt of the Admirals” had broken out; the Navy wanted a much larger share of the Department of Defense’s money than it had been appropriated[.] — Stephen E. Ambrose, Eisenhower, p. 486, 1983
- Although the so-called “Revolt of the Admirals” in 1949 primarily pitted the US Navy against the fledgling United States Air Force, the roots of this titanic struggle can be traced back to the period between the world wars. — Air Force Magazine, May 1990
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