A Respectable Army : The Military Origins of the Republic, 1763-1789 (American History Series)

A Respectable Army : The Military Origins of the Republic, 1763-1789 (American History Series) image
ISBN-10:

0882958127

ISBN-13:

9780882958125

Edition: First Edition, Second Printing
Released: Jan 01, 1982
Publisher: Harlan Davidson
Format: Paperback, 240 pages
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Description:

The proponents of the “new” military history were just gaining full momentum, when this book was first published in 1982. Their objective was to reach beyond the traditional focus of military studies—the flow of guns, combat, and tactics that influenced the immediate outcome of battles and martial conflicts, often with little reference to broader historical contexts. Believing that one cannot fully appreciate the Revolution without reckoning with the War for Independence and its effects in helping to shape the new American republic, Martin and Lender move beyond the deeply ingrained national mythology about the essence of the war effort, so neatly personified by the imagery of the embattled freehold farmer as the quintessential warrior of the Revolution. Then they integrate, not persist in keeping separate, the fascinating history of the real Continental army into the mainstream of writing about the nation-making experience of the United States. Extensive index and each chapter includes a bibliography.

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