A History of the United States Army
(Part of the The Macmillan Wars of the United States Series and Macmillan Wars of the United States Series)
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Book Overview
"This is a history, not of battles and campaigns, but of the Army as an institution maintained by the nation to fight its battles and campaigns, or to deter the need for them", says the author. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0026256401
ISBN13:9780026256407
Release Date:January 1967
Publisher:Scribner Book Company
Length:688 Pages
Weight:2.80 lbs.
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A Solid Work
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Russell F. Weigley's "History of the United States Army" is a commendable work on the administrative and logistical history of the Army. If you're looking for a campaign history, complete with narratives of battles, strategy, and tactics, this is not it. Weigley wholly sidesteps this arena of the Army's history in favor of a narration of the administration of the body. Beginning in the early 17th Century with an explanation of the militia roots from which the Army can trace its history, the story progresses through the French and Indian War, the Revolution, and all other conflicts through the 1960's, when this book was written. Included is analysis of Army policy, military interactions with the civilian populace, supply and administration, and the evolution of the command structure. For readers seeking a non-combat history of the United States Army, this should more than amply satisfy their desires.
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