Scientific Way of War - Antebellum Military Science, West Point, Origins of American

An analysis of West Point’s development of military science curriculum in the first half of the nineteenth century and its effect on preparations for, and conduct of, the Civil War.

Sommario

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Colonial and Early National Military Science

2. Army Reforms, 1815–1820

3. West Point’s Scientific Curriculum

4. Internal Improvements

5. Jacksonian Military Science

6. Military Science during and after the Mexican War

7. Antebellum Military Science

8. Military Science in the Civil War

Conclusion

Appendix A. West Point Curricula

Appendix B. Antebellum and Civil War Officer Statistics

Notes

Bibliography

Index

 

Info autore

Ian C. Hope formerly taught at the U.S. Army War College, the Royal Military College of Canada, and the NATO Defense College in Rome. He is currently the senior NATO historian at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium. Hope is the author of Dancing with the Dushman: Command Imperatives for the Counter-Insurgency Fight in Afghanistan and Unity of Command in Afghanistan: A Forsaken Principle of War and of numerous chapters and articles.
 
 

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ian C Hope, Ian C. Hope
• Editore: University of Nebraska Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9781496230553
• ISBN: 978-1-4962-3055-3
• Pagine: 354
• Serie: Studies in War, Society, and the Military; Studies in War, Society, and t
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie