The United States Army and the making of America : from confederation to empire, 1775-1903 /

In this book, Robert Wooster provides a comprehensive history of the United States Army from its inception during the American Revolution to the Philippine-American War. He integrates the institutional history of the Army with larger trends in American history, with a special focus on state building...

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Main Author: Wooster, Robert, 1956- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2021]
Series:Studies in civil-military relations.
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Summary:In this book, Robert Wooster provides a comprehensive history of the United States Army from its inception during the American Revolution to the Philippine-American War. He integrates the institutional history of the Army with larger trends in American history, with a special focus on state building and civil-military relations. This will be the definitive book on the US Army's relationship with the nation during the nineteenth century. It will be of interest to military and non-military historians alike, and will be an especially valuable text for course assignments at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Physical Description:xiii, 479 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780700630646
0700630643