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By Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. USMC (Ret)., Gen. James Mattis

Narrated by: Charles Constant

Unabridged — 12 hours, 5 minutes

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Overview

General Frank McKenzie oversaw some of the most important-and controversial operations in modern US military history. The Melting Point has three themes. The first one is the importance of the primacy of civilian control of the military. It has become widely perceived that this control has been eroded over the years. General McKenzie doesn't believe that to be the case, arguing that the civ-mil relationship isn't perfect, but it doesn't have to be. It is, however, more durable than many bel...