West pointers and the civil war : the old army in war and peace

The task for those in charge of professionalizing the military in the first half of the nineteenth century and transforming it from a militia-led army to a highly disciplined standing army was a difficult job. Americans had long supported a tradition of militia and distrusted professional soldiers....

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Main Author: Hsieh, Wayne Wei-siang
Format: EAUDIO
Other Format: EBOOK
Language:ENGLISH
Published: Blackstone Publishing 2010
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