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Preparing for war : the emergence of the modern U.S. army, 1815-1917 / J.P. Clark.
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Clark, J. P.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017.
©2017
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xi, 336 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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U43.U4 C55 2017
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Subject(s)
United States Army
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Officers
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Attitudes
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History
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United States Army
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Officers
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Training of
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History
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Military art and science
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United States
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History
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19th century
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Military art and science
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Military education
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United States
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History
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19th century
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Preparing for War examines historical changes in the ways American army officers have thought about and prepared for war. In 1815, most officers regarded innate "genius" as the paramount professional quality. So while the still new academy at West Point might impart useful technical knowledge of gunnery or engineering or drill manuals could standardize tactical commands and formations, officers felt that the most important elements of their trade were beyond the ability of formal institutions to instill or improve. By 1917, Progressive Era concepts of professionalism and organization had infiltrated the army, leading to a new way of preparing for war that included an expanded system of professional schools, realistic field training, and prescriptive tactical doctrine."--
Contents
A profession born in war
Trials on the frontier and in Mexico
The first upheaval
The Civil War's legacy
Between old and new
The second upheaval
Old soldiers in a new army
The Great War.
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ISBN
9780674545731
0674545737
LCCN
2016004678
OCLC
938708030
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