Publication: Air Power History Publication Date: 22-MAR-02 Format: Online - approximately 571 words Delivery: Immediate Online Access Author: Campbell, Edwina
Article Excerpt Professional Military Education in the United States: A Historical Dictionary. Edited by William E. Simons. Westport, Ct.: Greenwood Press, 2000. Pp. xiv, 391. $?? ISBN: 0-313-29749-5.
William Simons's book is a useful one-volume encyclopedia of topics relevant to the history and current practice of American professional military education (PME). Its subtitle is somewhat curious, since it is far more than a dictionary; most of the entries are two or more pages long, sources used are cited at the end of each entry, and biographies of the...
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