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The American military
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ISBN: 0190692839 0190692820 9780190692827 9780190692834 9780190692810 Year: 2018 Publisher: New York, NY

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"Since the first English settlers landed at Jamestown with the legacy of centuries of European warfare in tow, the military has been an omnipresent part of America. In "The American Military: A Concise History", Joseph T. Glatthaar explores this relationship from its origins in the thirteen colonies to today's ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. During the Revolutionary War, tension grew between local militias and a standing army. The Founding Fathers attempted to strike a balance, enshrining an army, navy, and a "well-regulated Militia" in the Constitution. The US soon witnessed the rise of a professional military, a boon to its successes in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Civil War. However, after the Civil War, the US soon learned that the purpose of a peacetime army is to prepare for war. When war did arrive, it arrived with a vengeance, gutting the trenches of the Great War with effective innovations: tanks, planes, machine guns, and poison gas. The US embraced the technology that would win both world wars and change the nature of battle in the Second World War. The nuclear era brought encounters defined by stalemate--from the Cold War conflicts of Korea and Vietnam to the the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Since 9/11, the US has been frustrated by unconventional warfare, including terrorism and cyberwar, largely negating the technological advantage it had held. Glatthaar examines all these challenges, looking to the future of the U.S. military and its often proud and complicated legacy."--Provided by publisher.


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Soldiering in the Army of Northern Virginia
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ISBN: 1469603055 0807877867 9780807877869 9781469603056 9780807834923 0807834920 Year: 2011 Publisher: Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press

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In this sophisticated quantitative study, Joseph T. Glatthaar provides a comprehensive narrative and statistical analysis of many key aspects of General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Serving as a companion to Glatthaar's General Lee's Army: From Victory to Collapse, this book presents Glatthaar's supporting data and major conclusions in extensive and extraordinary detail.While gathering research materials for General Lee's Army, Glatthaar compiled quantitative data on the background and service of 600 randomly selected soldiers--150 artillerists, 150 cavalrym


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Forged in battle : the Civil War alliance of black soldiers and white officers
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ISBN: 0029118158 Year: 1990 Publisher: New York London Free Press Collier Macmillan

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The War Was You and Me

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Union Soldiers and the Northern Home Front

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The War Was You and Me : Civilians in the American Civil War

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The Civil War Soldier : A Historical Reader

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Union Soldiers and the Northern Home Front : Wartime Experiences, Postwar Adjustments

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