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The Evolution of U.S. Military Policy from the Constitution to the Present, Volume I
Author | : Gian Gentile |
Publisher | : Rand Corporation |
Total Pages | : 117 |
Release | : 2020-06-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0833098233 |
Tracing the evolution of the U.S. Army throughout American history, the authors of this four-volume series show that there is no such thing as a “traditional” U.S. military policy. Rather, the laws that authorize, empower, and govern the U.S. armed forces emerged from long-standing debates and a series of legislative compromises between 1903 and 1940. Volume I traces U.S. military policy from the colonial era through the Spanish-American War.
The Rise of the National Guard
Author | : Jerry M. Cooper |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 6 |
Release | : 1997-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780803214866 |
From the beginning of our republic the concept of a citizen soldiery, organized through militias, has undergirded American military philosophy. This nation fought the Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Mexican War, and began the Civil War, relying on volunteer militias and only a skeletal professional military force. The Civil War demonstrated the need to adapt state militias to the requirements of modern war, yet the United States retained its original philosophy in what became the National Guard. ø The Rise of the National Guard describes in thorough detail the evolution of the state militia system to a more federally controlled National Guard during the crucial years of development. The subject is important because the "citizen soldier" and "militia-national guard" traditions form one of the two pillars on which American military policy is built; a professional, regular military force is the other. Jerry Cooper's detailed research, unique examination of the experience of individual states, and careful analysis make this work the standard treatment of the subject.
History of the Militia and the National Guard
Author | : John K. Mahon |
Publisher | : Free Press |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
A study of American militia and the National Guard traces the history of such regiments from the Revolutionary War to the present.
I Am the Guard
Author | : Michael D. Doubler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 460 |
Release | : 2006-03-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781422301869 |
A comprehensive account of the service & sacrifices of American citizen-soldiers since colonial times. Rooted in the English tradition of militia service & firmly established by the U.S. Constitution, the composition & service of the Army National Guard (ANG) has evolved in 3 distinct phases during the past 400 years: militias provided local protection & law enforcement, & fought in the American revolution; volunteer armies fought the Civil War & protected settlers during westward expansion; & after the Spanish-American War, with the Militia Act of 1903, the ANG became the organized, trained, & equipped federal reserve of the U.S. Army. Also traces the organizational development of the ANG & explains the powerful influences exerted on it. Illus.
The American Home Guard
Author | : Barry M. Stentiford |
Publisher | : Texas A&M University Press |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781585441815 |
Since colonial times Americans have used the militia to maintain local order during both war and peacetime. States have intermittently created, maintained, deployed, and disbanded countless militia organizations outside the scope of the better-known National Guard. Barry M. Stentiford tells the story of these militia units--variously called home guards, State Guard, National Guard Reserve, and State Defense Forces. Stentiford traces the evolution of the militia over the past century, demonstrating its transformation from an amalgamation of state militia units into the National Guard, a reserve of the army. Ironically, the very existence of the National Guard made the creation of other militia forces necessary during periods of war. The home guards or State Guard were organized to fill the vacuum left when the National Guard was called up, depriving states of an organized militia that could be mobilized for repelling invasions, suppressing riots, controlling strikes, or guarding the waterfront. Stentiford carefully analyzes the challenges that faced the State Guards as states sought to build their new militia with leftover men and material. He also examines the role of the State Guard: providing relief during and after natural disasters, providing military training for future draftees, and broadening participation in military units during wartime by giving a role to men who, because of their age or occupation, could not join the federal forces. The State Guard gained a new significance in the Cold War, especially as the political unpalatability of a draft and reductions in the size of the full-time military expanded the functions of the National Guard in military policy. Today modern state militias, born to an ancient tradition, must define a role for themselves in a society that increasingly views them as anachronistic. They mut also compete ideologically with so-called unorganized militias for the title of true heir to the American militia tradition.
The Military in America
Author | : Peter Karsten |
Publisher | : New York : Free Press |
Total Pages | : 510 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
American Military History
Author | : William Thomas Allison |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 378 |
Release | : 2020-04-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1000059456 |
Now in its third edition, American Military History examines how a country shaped by race, ethnicity, economy, regionalism, and power has been equally influenced by war and the struggle to define the role of a military in a free and democratic society. Organized chronologically, the text begins at the point of European conflict with Native Americans and concludes with military affairs in the early 21st century, providing an important overview of the military’s role on an international, domestic, social, and symbolic level. The third edition is fully updated to reflect recent developments in military policy and the study of military history and war and society, thus providing students a foundational understanding of the American military experience. This book will be of interest to students of American history and military history. It is designed to allow instructors flexibility in structuring a course.
The American Military Tradition
Author | : John Martin Carroll |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780742544284 |
In this completely revised and updated second edition, historians John M. Carroll and Colin F. Baxter have gathered an esteemed group of military historians to explore the pivotal issues and themes in American warfare from the Colonial era to the present conflict in Iraq.