Major Problems in American Military History: Documents and Essays (Major Problems in American History Series)

Book Overview

This volume traces the evolution of the American military, its institutions, strategic doctrines, and technology. The selections provide a social and institutional focus of the "new" military history,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 066933538X
• ISBN13: 9780669335385
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.2" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Good Collection of Essays

The collection of documents contained in the book provides a good look at major problems and issues spanning the entire three-hundred (say from the founding of Jamestown) or so years of American military history. Of particular interest to me was General Patton's commentary on the U.S. Army's position on tanks during the period between World War I and World War II. There are also some articles on doctrine and on the establishment of a professional standing army. The documents do a good job of tracing the evolution of the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force. In the end, the book provides a good collection of opinions on important subjects in the military's past and present.