Owsley, Robert Clark. «Goldwater-Nichols Almost Got It Right: A Fifth Star for the Chairman» (PDF) p. 14, 1997. [Consulta: 21 febrer 2011]. «...Chairman's title be changed to Commander of the Armed Forces and commensurate with the title and authority he be assigned the grade of five stars.»
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Tillman, Barrett. Brassey's D-Day encyclopedia: the Normandy invasion A-Z. Brassey's, 2004, p. 48. ISBN 9781574887600 [Consulta: 22 febrer 2011]. «MacArthur, having been army chief of staff before World War II, was senior to everyone on the Joint Chiefs, and some observers felt that Bradley was given his fifth star in order to deal with the vainglorious field commander on an equal footing.»
Abrams, Jim «Higher rank not in the stars for nation's top generals». Associated Press, 22-03-1991. «Bradley received his fifth star in 1950 when he became chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff so he would not be outranked by MacArthur.»