A strong addition to the existing military history reference
literature and to its series. . . . Dawson's research guide is more
useful than a standard bibliography, and much more thorough for the
time period covered than [other] sources. . . . Dawson builds his
guide around more than 1,100 bibliographic entries, many of which
have brief, descriptive annotations. The citations, arranged
topically in eight chapters, are drawn from books, periodicals, and
dissertations. A ninth chapter covers pertinent government
documents and manuscript collections. Author and subject indexes
and four useful appendixes are included. There is a fine
introductory essay: the preface lists and briefly describes 50 top
secondary sources selected from the larger body of literature.
These features truly enhance the bibliographic core of the book and
make it a guide useful to general readers, upper-level
undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars. Choice The period
between the Civil War and the end of the nineteenth century was a
time of hard choices for the U.S. Army and those who led it. The
federal government thrust numerous responsibilities upon the
military, including pacifying the Indians, patrolling the defeated
Confederacy, suppressing striking laborers, and supervising
national parks. This comprehensive bibliography focuses on this
period of military history, cataloging, surveying, and appraising
the substantial body of contemporary and historical literature that
traces the evolution of the U.S. Army from 1865 to 1898. As the
largest single-volume reference work of its type, the book covers
all major aspects of Army activities, and contains annotations on
80 percent of its entries. Following a series foreword by Roger J.
Spiller and a brief introduction, the volume begins with an
extensive survey of government documents and manuscript
collections. Included here is a wide variety of U.S. government
publications pertaining to the Army, many from the late nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries. Subsequent chapters group sources
under bibliographic topics, such as general secondary works,
fiction, and memoirs and contemporary accounts, as well as under
subjects that refer to the Army's activities. These include the
Army and Reconstruction, the Indian-fighting Army, forts and post
life, the late 19th century Army, and coastal defense. A series of
appendixes provides a period chronology, list commanding generals
and secretaries of war, and chart army strength. A set of author
and subject indexes conclude the work. The Late 19th Century U.S.
Army will be an important addition to the collections of public and
academic libraries, and a useful resource tool for courses in U.S.
history and military history.
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