Peacekeepers and Conquerors: The Army Officer Corps on the American Frontier, 1821-1846 (Modern War Studies (Hardcover))
Samuel J. Watson
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Description for Peacekeepers and Conquerors: The Army Officer Corps on the American Frontier, 1821-1846 (Modern War Studies (Hardcover))
Hardcover. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 688 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1089.
In Jackson’s Sword, Samuel Watson showed how the U.S. Army officer corps played a crucial role in stabilising the frontiers of a rapidly expanding nation. In this sequel volume, he chronicles how the corps’ responsibilities and leadership along the young nation’s borders continued to grow. In the process, he shows, officers reflected an increasing commitment to professionalism, insulation from partisanship, and deference to civilian authority—all tempered in the forge of frustrating, politically complex operations and diplomacy along the nation’s frontiers.
Watson now focuses on the quarter-century between the Army’s reduction in force in 1821 and the Mexican War. He ... Read more
In Jackson’s Sword, Samuel Watson showed how the U.S. Army officer corps played a crucial role in stabilising the frontiers of a rapidly expanding nation. In this sequel volume, he chronicles how the corps’ responsibilities and leadership along the young nation’s borders continued to grow. In the process, he shows, officers reflected an increasing commitment to professionalism, insulation from partisanship, and deference to civilian authority—all tempered in the forge of frustrating, politically complex operations and diplomacy along the nation’s frontiers.
Watson now focuses on the quarter-century between the Army’s reduction in force in 1821 and the Mexican War. He ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
688
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700619153
SKU
V9780700619153
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About Samuel J. Watson
Samuel J. Watson is an associate professor of history at the U.S. Military Academy, author of Jackson’s Sword: The Army Officer Corps on the American Frontier, 1810–1821, and editor of The International Library of Essays in Military History: Warfare in the USA, 1783–1861.
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