Preparing for war : the emergence of the modern U.S. army, 1815-1917

Preparing for war the emergence of the modern U.S. army, 1815-1917

"Preparing for War examines historical changes in the ways American army officers have thought about and prepared for war. In 1815, most officers regarded innate "genius" as the paramount professional quality. So while the still new academy at West Point might impart useful technical...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Clark, J. P., autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press 2017.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b47061832*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A profession born in war
  • Trials on the frontier and in Mexico
  • The first upheaval
  • The Civil War's legacy
  • Between old and new
  • The second upheaval
  • Old soldiers in a new army
  • The Great War.

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