Preparing for War: The Emergence of the Modern U.S. Army, 1815-1917

by J.P. Clark

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The U.S. Army has always regarded preparing for war as its peacetime role, but how it fulfilled that duty has changed dramatically over time. J. P. Clark traces the evolution of the Army between the War of 1812 and World War I, showing how differing personal experiences of war and peace among successive generations of professional soldiers left their mark upon the Army and its ways.

Nineteenth-century officers believed that generalship and...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0674545737

ISBN13:9780674545731

Release Date:January 2017

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.50 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.0" x 9.3"

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