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Joseph T. Glatthaar

The American Military

A Concise History

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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… Mehr

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Produktdetails


  • ISBN: 978-0-19-069282-7
  • EAN: 9780190692827
  • Produktnummer: 29340985
  • Verlag: Oxford University Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
  • Seitenangabe: 152 S.
  • Plattform: PDF
  • Masse: 9'001 KB
  • Abbildungen: 10 black-and-white illustrations

Über den Autor


Joseph T. Glatthaar is Stephenson Distinguished Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is the author of eight books, including General Lee's Army: A History of the Army of Northern Virginia and Forged in Battle: The Civil War Alliance of Black Soldiers and White Officers. He has received many awards, including the Samuel Eliot Morison Prize for lifetime achievement from the Society for Military History. He is a past president of the Society for Military History.

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