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Part 1 The making of an officer: birth of a commander; the attraction of a military career; a total change; shirts of steel - the military academy; "You are an officer. You are superior"; the principles of Ataturk; politics and political parties; does their training prepare officers for intervention?; isolation from the civilian world. Part 2 THe commander in the field: "At your command, Sir!"; the rise of a commander; the commander's fringe benefits; staff officers; the gendarmerie; what lies ahead for the colonel; the world of the genrals; retirement - death of a soldier. Appendix: how the machine works.