The Vistas of American Military History 1800-1898

Vistas Of American Military History / Brian Holden Reid -- Commanding Generals And The Question Of Civil Control In The Antebellum U.s. Army / William B. Skelton -- John M. Schofield And The 'multipurpose' Army / Robert Wooster -- Part Or Apart : The Alleged Isolation Of Antebellum U.s. Army Officers / Robert P. Wettemann, Jr. -- How The Army Became Accepted : West Point Socialization, Military Accountability, And The Nation-state During The Jacksonian Era / Samuel J. Watson -- Leaders For Manifest Destiny : American Volunteer Colonels Serving In The U.s.-mexican War / Joseph G. Dawson, Iii -- Soldiers Of The Pen : The Literary Careers Of Richard Taylor, John Bell Hood, And W.h. Tunnard / Glenn Robins -- 'romantic, Isn't It, Miss Dandridge?' : Sources And Meanings Of John Ford's Cavalry Trilogy / Frank J. Wetta And Martin A. Novelli. Edited By Brian Holden Reid & Joseph G. Dawson Iii. Cover And Spine Title: The Vistas Of Amercian Military History 1800-1898. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. A team of leading American military historians here investigate the factors that shaped the United States Army in the nineteenth century. Throwing new light on its history, this deeply researched book explores a mulitplicity of themes. These include the social structure, command system and relationship with civil power which are all important in assessing its efficiency and behaviour in war; and the way the army is depicted in military literature and cinema which affects its social portrait. Deliberately exploring neglected themes, this key work includes discussion on: * the roles of the many volunteer colonels in the Mexican War, 1846-48 * Robert Wettemann and the alleged 'isolation' of the US Army in the nineteenth century * John Ford's famous 'cavalry trilogy' of motion pictures. Containing so much food for thought, for students of US history and military history this is an entertaining as well as instructional book. Exploring neglected themes and throwing new light on its history, a team of leading American military historians investigate the factors that shaped the United States Army in the nineteenth century.