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Provide for the Common Defense: America, Its Army, and the Birth of a Nation - Couverture souple

Palmer, Dave Richard

 
9780891417590: Provide for the Common Defense: America, Its Army, and the Birth of a Nation
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0891417591 ISBN 13 : 9780891417590
Editeur : Presidio Press, 2001

Synopsis

The military clauses were undoubtedly the most controversial in the drafting of the constitution. America, understandably, held a deep distrust of European-style professional standing armies so any clauses giving the provision of such a force aroused strong feelings amongst the founding fathers. The old Continental Congress had a truly abysmal record in looking after its soldiers and there was deep antipathy towards the creation of any kind of force. Palmer deals admirably with the two sides to this story, the civil and the military. His breakdown of the worries, desires and values of both parties are truly sympathetic and the intertwining of analysis and narrative give the book the authority of scholarship.

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À propos de l'auteur

Dave R. Palmer is a retired army lieutenant general and former superintendent of West Point and lives north of Austin, Texas. His published works include Summons of the Trumpet, which was recently selected for the Chief of Staff's inaugural professional reading list. This book was originally published under the title 1794: America, Its Army and the Birth of a Nation.

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Éditeur
Presidio Press
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0891417591
ISBN 13 
9780891417590
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
304
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Personne responsable
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