Peacekeepers and conquerors
Subtitle: the Army Officer Corps on the American frontier, 1821-1846
By: Samuel J. Watson
Series: Modern war studies
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Lawrence, Kansas
Language: eng
Number of pages: 636
ISBN-13: 9780700619153
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: United States; United States. Army; Civil-military relations; Indians of North America; Territorial expansion; Military History; History; Officers; Wars
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 579-618) and index.
Table of contents: title: National military expansion on the Western frontier : contexts, comparisons, and outcomes; title: Subordination and discretion : the dilemmas of expansion, peacekeeping, and civil-military relations on the Northwestern frontier; title: Federal authority under attack : the Army, Southern States, and citizens during the Adams administration; title: The Army and the Jacksonians tangle on the Southern frontier : Indian removal and civil-military relations, 1831-1834; title: The Army and Cherokee removal : coercive diplomacy, peacekeeping, and preventing mass atrocity amid civil-military tension, 1836-1838; title: "This thankless...unholy war" : the crisis of military reactions to removal in the Second Seminole War; title: "The duty of a soldier to obey" : disenchantment, dissent, and the crucible of professional accountability in the Second Seminole War; title: Changing attitudes toward foreign relations : the dilemmas of discipline and international order along the Canadian border, 1815-1838; title: Maintaining national sovereignty and keeping international peace : operations to suppress American filibusters against Canada, 1838-1841; title: The dilemmas of sovereignty and expansion : peacekeeping and law enforcement along the Texas border, 1821-1838; title: Cautious interventions and power projection : Southern Plains diplomacy, dragoon expeditions, and the initial move into Texas; title: Manifest destiny meets military professionalism : the Army faces Britain and Mexico, 1844-1846; title: Conclusion : Army, state, and profession in nineteenth-century American history; title: Appendices: A. The spectrum of coercive diplomacy and deterrence; title: B. Officers who became civilian territorial or senior federal executive branch officials, 1814-1846; title: C. Army officers who served as Indian agents, 1814-1846; title: D. Combat arms field-grade officer resignations, 1822-1846; title: E. Schematic illustrations of the dynamics of U.S. territorial expansion; title: F. Major campaigns or deployments against Indians, apart from the Seminole wars; title: G. Major expeditions or deployments to project American power against non-Indian opponents; title: H. Major campaigns or deployments upholding national sovereignty against U.S. citizens.