Towards an American Army : : Military Thought from Washington to Marshall / / Russell F. Weigley.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• VerfasserIn: Weigley, Russell F.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1962]; ©1962
• Дата издания: 1962
• Язык: English
• Объем: 1 online resource
• Other title: 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
• Итог: 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.
• Формат: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231898614; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/weig94424
• Доступ: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Russell F. Weigley.

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.