Soldiers & civilians : the martial spirit in America, 1775-1865
1968
355.0213 C972 1968
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Title
Soldiers & civilians : the martial spirit in America, 1775-1865
Variant Title
Soldiers and civilians|Martial spirit in America, 1775-1865
Edition
1st ed.
Published
Boston : Little, Brown, c1968.
Description
499 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
355.0213 C972 1968
System Control No.
(OCoLC)00425069
Note
The author discusses the genesis of the American military tradition, its growth, its champions and opponents, its effects on civilian life, its more significant or flamboyant manifestations, and its role in the history of the United States from the Revolution to the Civil War.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [439]-478]) and index.
Contents: Prologue: first Bull Run and its meanings -- The confused heritage and its continuance -- The martial spirit -- The professionals: unpopularity -- The professionals: consolidation -- The amateurs: apathy and the militia -- The amateurs: enthusiastic volunteers -- Professionals and amateurs: a balanced view -- Politics and military affairs -- A southern military tradition? -- The American military ethos -- Epilogue: Bull Run and the aftermath.
77.1.297
Author's inscribed presentation copy to SOC.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [439]-478]) and index.
Contents: Prologue: first Bull Run and its meanings -- The confused heritage and its continuance -- The martial spirit -- The professionals: unpopularity -- The professionals: consolidation -- The amateurs: apathy and the militia -- The amateurs: enthusiastic volunteers -- Professionals and amateurs: a balanced view -- Politics and military affairs -- A southern military tradition? -- The American military ethos -- Epilogue: Bull Run and the aftermath.
77.1.297
Author's inscribed presentation copy to SOC.
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