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J Cooper - Rise of the National Guard, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

Rise of the National Guard

Av J Cooper

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From the beginnings of the American republic the concept of a citizen soldiery, organized through militias, has undergirded American military philosophy. This nation fought the Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Mexican War, and began the Civil War, relying on volunteer militias and only a skeletal professional military force. The Civil War demonstrated the need to adapt state militias to the requirements of modern war, yet the United States retained its original philosophy in what became the National Guard. The Rise of the National Guard describes in thorough detail the evolution of the state militia system to a more federally controlled National Guard during the crucial years of development. The subject is important because the 'citizen soldier' and 'militia-national guard' tradition is one of the two pillars on which American military policy was built; a professional, regular military force was the other. Jerry Cooper's detailed research, unique examination of the experience of individual states, and careful analysis will make this the standard treatment of the subject. Jerry Cooper is a professor of history at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.He is the author of The Army and Civil Disorder: Federal Military Intervention in Labor Disputes, 1877-1900 and The Militia and the National Guard in America since Colonial Times: A Research Guide.
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2002-12-01
  • Mått: 150 x 250 x 15 mm
  • Vikt: 666 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Förlag: University of Nebraska Press
  • ISBN: 9780803264281
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Jerry Cooper is a professor of history at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He is the author of The Army and Civil Disorder: Federal Military Intervention in Labor Disputes, 1877-1900 and The Militia and the National Guard in America since Colonial Times: A Research Guide.

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"The Rise of the National Guard provides a welcome overview of the evolution of the guard."-The Journal of Southern History "Jerry Cooper's work has added immeasurably to the profession's awareness of the National Guard's formative years from the Civil War through World War I... Cooper has compiled a useful tool for both military and Western historians in understanding the National Guard's functions in civil disorders and wartime mobilization... Cooper's masterful study of the early National Guard years has paved the way for other scholars who seek to record the heritage of America's citizen soldiers."-Journal of the West "Energetically researched, careful, and fair-minded."-Labor History "Cooper ... here explores the transformation of the state militias into the National Guard between Appomattox and World War I... Cooper's absorbing study reveals much about the development of federal power and defense policy."-Library Journal

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