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

Author/creator Wooster, Robert, 1956- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2021]
Descriptionxiii, 479 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Studies in civil-military relations
Contents A Standing Army, the Role of National Government, and the Constitution -- The Army and Muscular Nationalism: Nation-Building and the Federalists -- The Army and the Rise of the Jeffersonians -- President Madison's Army -- The Army and the New Nationalism -- Mr. Jackson's Army -- An Uncertain Future -- Regulars and the Continuing Quest for Empire -- New Challenges for the Old Army -- Regulars and the Crisis of Union -- An Elusive Peace -- Continued Challenges South and West -- The Army of the Gilded Age -- Epilogue -- Old Army, New Empire.
Abstract "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 US 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formMilitary history.
LCCN 2020040400
ISBN9780700630646 hardcover
ISBN0700630643 hardcover
ISBNelectronic publication

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Joyner General Stacks E181 .W9145 2021 ✔ Available Place Hold