Going down hill
Subtitle: legacies of the American Revolutionary War
By: Harry M. Ward.
Publisher: Academica Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Palo Alto, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
ISBN-13: 9781933146577
Subjects: War and society -- United States -- History; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Influence; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Social aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Freedom; title: Allegiance; title: Banishment/detention; title: Sedition; title: Treason/war crimes; title: God and country; title: Beyond glory; title: Conscription; title: Military service exemptions; title: Civilians under military jurisdiction; title: Standing army; title: Conquest; title: Imperialism/liberation; title: Limited war mentality; title: The military advantage; title: Triumph of professionalism; title: The brutal fringe; title: Counterinsurgency; title: Cement of union; title: Conclusion/redirection.