Towards an American Army : Military Thought from Washington to Marshall /
Weigley, Russell F.
Towards an American Army : Military Thought from Washington to Marshall / Russell F. Weigley. - 1 online resource
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- I. The Dual Military Legacy of the Revolution -- II. George Washington and Alexander Hamilton: Military Professionalism in Early Republican Style -- III. John C. Calhoun: The Expansible Army Plan -- IV. Dennis Hart Mahan: The Professionalism of West Point -- V. Henry W. Halleck and George B. McClellan: The Disciples of Dennis Mahan -- VI. William T. Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant: The Rise of Total War -- VII. Emory Upton: The Major Prophet of Professionalism -- VIII. John A. Logan: The Rebuttal for a Citizen Army -- IX. The Disciples of Emory Upton -- X. John M. Schofield: An American Plan of Command -- XI. R. M. Johnston: The Search for an Escape from Uptonian Despair -- XII. Leonard Wood: The Inevitability of a Citizen Army -- XIII. John McAuley Palmer and George C. Marshall: Universal Military Training -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
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Presents a history of controversies that have surrounded the growth of the United States Army, from 1776-1951, that have flared over the questions of how to attain maximum military security and an army that is appropriate to and not subversive of American society.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780231944243 9780231898614
10.7312/weig94424 doi
HISTORY / Military / United States.
Towards an American Army : Military Thought from Washington to Marshall / Russell F. Weigley. - 1 online resource
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- I. The Dual Military Legacy of the Revolution -- II. George Washington and Alexander Hamilton: Military Professionalism in Early Republican Style -- III. John C. Calhoun: The Expansible Army Plan -- IV. Dennis Hart Mahan: The Professionalism of West Point -- V. Henry W. Halleck and George B. McClellan: The Disciples of Dennis Mahan -- VI. William T. Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant: The Rise of Total War -- VII. Emory Upton: The Major Prophet of Professionalism -- VIII. John A. Logan: The Rebuttal for a Citizen Army -- IX. The Disciples of Emory Upton -- X. John M. Schofield: An American Plan of Command -- XI. R. M. Johnston: The Search for an Escape from Uptonian Despair -- XII. Leonard Wood: The Inevitability of a Citizen Army -- XIII. John McAuley Palmer and George C. Marshall: Universal Military Training -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Presents a history of controversies that have surrounded the growth of the United States Army, from 1776-1951, that have flared over the questions of how to attain maximum military security and an army that is appropriate to and not subversive of American society.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780231944243 9780231898614
10.7312/weig94424 doi
HISTORY / Military / United States.