Author: United States. Air Force Medical Service
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 1120
Book Description
Medical Support of the Army Air Forces in World War II
Author: United States. Air Force Medical Service
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 1120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 1120
Book Description
Providing the Means of War
Author:
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160876219
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160876219
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Citizen Soldiers in the War of 1812
Author: C. Edward Skeen
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 081314955X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Winner of the Army Historical Foundation Book Award During the War of 1812, state militias were intended to be the primary fighting force. Unfortunately, while militiamen showed willingness to fight, they were untrained, undisciplined, and ill-equipped. These raw volunteers had no muskets, and many did not know how to use the weapons once they had been issued. Though established by the Constitution, state militias found themselves wholly unprepared for war. The federal government was empowered to use these militias to "execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions;" but in a system of divided responsibility, it was the states' job to appoint officers and to train the soldiers. Edward Skeen reveals states' responses to federal requests for troops and provides in-depth descriptions of the conditions, morale, and experiences of the militia in camp and in battle. Skeen documents the failures and successes of the militias, concluding that the key lay in strong leadership. He also explores public perception of the force, both before and after the war, and examines how the militias changed in response to their performance in the War of 1812. After that time, the federal government increasingly neglected the militias in favor of a regular professional army.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 081314955X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Winner of the Army Historical Foundation Book Award During the War of 1812, state militias were intended to be the primary fighting force. Unfortunately, while militiamen showed willingness to fight, they were untrained, undisciplined, and ill-equipped. These raw volunteers had no muskets, and many did not know how to use the weapons once they had been issued. Though established by the Constitution, state militias found themselves wholly unprepared for war. The federal government was empowered to use these militias to "execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions;" but in a system of divided responsibility, it was the states' job to appoint officers and to train the soldiers. Edward Skeen reveals states' responses to federal requests for troops and provides in-depth descriptions of the conditions, morale, and experiences of the militia in camp and in battle. Skeen documents the failures and successes of the militias, concluding that the key lay in strong leadership. He also explores public perception of the force, both before and after the war, and examines how the militias changed in response to their performance in the War of 1812. After that time, the federal government increasingly neglected the militias in favor of a regular professional army.
Engineers Far from Ordinary
Author: Damon Manders
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781782663447
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Includes full color maps and photographs.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781782663447
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Includes full color maps and photographs.
Chronicles of the Cape Fear River, 1660-1916
Author: James Sprunt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description
The Diary and Letters of Gouverneur Morris
Author: Gouverneur Morris
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
A biography of Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816) by his granddaughter, making extensive use of his letters and diary.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
A biography of Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816) by his granddaughter, making extensive use of his letters and diary.
A Brief History of the 7th Marines
The Northern Barrage and Other Mining Activities
Author: United States. Office of Naval Records and Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Panama Canal Record
Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benj. F. Butler
Author: Benjamin Franklin Butler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Generals
Languages : en
Pages : 1252
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Generals
Languages : en
Pages : 1252
Book Description