The American Military Tradition: From Colonial Times to the Present

By Colin F. Baxter

Book Overview

The American Military Tradition focuses on central questions about the nation's military heritage: who fought America's wars, and how did they fight them? To answer these questions, the essays presented here trace the evolution of America's military tradition from reliance on the citizen-soldier - the minuteman of the American Revolution - to the use of a mixed force that included a growing number of professional soldiers, to the predominance today of all-professional armed forces.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0842024506
• ISBN13: 9780842024501
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Rl Innactive Titles
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.3"