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Americans at War - The Development of the American Military System (Paperback, illustrated edition)
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Americans at War - The Development of the American Military System (Paperback, illustrated edition)
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In Americans at War T. Harry Williams, author of Lincoln and His
Generals, offers a concise historical survey of the methods by
which the United States government has sought to organize and
direct our military forces from the days of the Revolutionary War
to the Atomic Age. In giving his interpretative view of the
development of the American command system, Dr. Williams
demonstrates convincingly that the American genius- even the genius
for making mistakes- has found full expression in the various
systems which have been formulated. During the Revolutionary War,
for instance, it was never finally determined just who had the
ultimate authority in mapping strategy, Washington or the
Continental Congress. The War of 1812 resulted in at least a
technical defeat for the United States, Williams says, because of
incompetent civilian authority over the military. In the Mexican
War and the Civil War, the United States profited from strong
war-time presidents, but during the Spanish-American War and World
War I the civilian authority left something to be desired. Military
men and the historians will welcome this first attempt to give an
overall picture o the American command system through all our wars.
""I know of no man,"" one prominent military authority has stated,
""who is better qualified by knowledge, insight, and writing
ability to discuss the American military experience.
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