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The Department of War, 1781–1795

Autor Professor Emeritus Harry M. Ward
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 apr 1962
Harry M. Ward examines the formative years of the Department of War as a microcosm of the development of a centralized federal government. The Department of War was unique among early government agencies, as the only office that continued under the same administrator from the time of the Confederation to government under the Constitution. After the peace was established with Britain, citizens were suspicious of keeping a standing army, but administrator Benjamin Lincoln's efficient administration did much to dispel their fears. Henry Knox was the second Secretary, and he faced the problem of maintaining peace on the frontier, as his tiny army twice lost battles with Indians. It was only after the Whiskey Rebellion and Shay's Rebellion, that the young nation fully comprehended the importance of a maintaining a national military.
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ISBN-13: 9780822983750
ISBN-10: 0822983753
Pagini: 300
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: University of Pittsburgh Press
Colecția University of Pittsburgh Press

Notă biografică

Harry M. Ward is William Binford Vest Professor of History, Emeritus at the University of Richmond, and the author of several books, including The American Revolution: Nationhood Achieved 1763-1788, and George Washington's Enforcers; Policing the Continental Army.

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A comprehensive study of the formative years of the Department of War, and the struggle to win public acceptance for maintaining a standing national army.