Jackson's Sword: The Army Officer Corps on the American Frontier, 1810-1821 (Modern War Studies)
“Brilliantly describes the army’s conduct on the frontiers after the War of 1812. . . . Essential reading for anyone interested in the origins of the American military profession, civil-military relations, the general role of the federal government on the frontiers, and the army’s long-neglected but vitally important constabulary and nation-building mission.” --William B. Skelton, author ofAn American Profession of Arms: The Army Officer Corps, 1784–1861“One of the best studies of the antebellum army to be published in decades. . . . A ‘must read.’” --Timothy D. Johnson, author ofWinfield Scott: The Quest for Military Glory“An instant classic.” --Gene Allen Smith, coauthor ofFilibusters and Expansionists: Jeffersonian Manifest Destiny, 1800–1821