Title: The American military frontiers
Description: For the U.S. Army, Western experiences illustrated its role in ensuring national security and in fostering national development. Its soldiers performed feats of great heroism and rank cruelty. Debates regarding the military's role in projecting Indian policy, the division of power between state and federal authorities, and the size of a professional military establishment reveal the inconsistency in the nation's views of its army.
Subjects: Military life, Frontier and pioneer life, Military History, United States, Territorial expansion, United States. Army, History, United states, army, history, United states, army, military life, Frontier and pioneer life, west (u.s.), West (u.s.), history, United states, territorial expansion
Places: United States, West (U.S.)
Time periods: 19th century