Thomas Jefferson's Military Academy: Founding West Point

(Part of the Jeffersonian America Series)

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Why did Thomas Jefferson, who claimed to abhor war and fear standing armies, in 1802 establish the United States Military Academy? For more than two centuries this question has received scant attention, despite the significant contributions of both Jefferson and West Point to American history.

Thomas Jefferson's Military Academy is the most comprehensive treatment to date of the origins, purposes, and legacies of Jefferson's school on...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0813941016

ISBN13:9780813941011

Release Date:March 2018

Publisher:University of Virginia Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.84 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

19th Century History Military Military Science Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Revolution & Founding

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