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A Respectable Army : The Military Origins of th...
Main headings: Of Lexington and Concord, and the myths of the war, 1763--1775; The Republican war, 1775--1776; Toward an American standing army, 1776--1777; On and off the road of despair, 1777--1779; Moral defeat and military turnabout, 1779--1781; Of war, national legitimacy,...
A Respectable Army: The Military Origins of the...
A fully revised and updated third edition of the most established and innovative historical analysis of the Continental Army and its role in the formation of the new republic. Written by two experts in the field of early U.S. history Includes fully updated coverage of the military,...
A Respectable Army: The Military Origins of the...
When the first edition of this highly successful volume appeared in 1982, the proponents of the "new" military history were just gaining full momentum. Their objective was to reach beyond the traditional focus of military studies--the flow of guns, combat, and tactics that influenced...
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