Soldiers & civilians
Subtitle: the martial spirit in America, 1775-1865.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 1968
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 499
Subjects: Militarism -- United States.; United States -- History, Military -- To 1900.
Description: The author discusses the genesis of the American military tradition, its growth, its champions and opponents, its effects on civilian life, its more significant or flamboyant manifestations, and its role in the history of the United States from the Revolution to the Civil War.
Notes: Bibliographical references included in "Chapter notes" (p. [439]-478]