Author: John A. Coulter
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623495229
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Since the founding of the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1802, more than eight hundred military schools have existed in this country. The vast majority have closed their doors, been absorbed into other educational institutions, or otherwise faded away, but others soldier on, adapting to changing times and changing educational needs. While many individual institutions have had their histories written or their stories told, to date no single book has attempted to explore the full scope of the military school in American history. Cadets on Campus is the first book to cover the origin, history, and culture of the nation’s military schools—secondary and collegiate—and this breadth of coverage will appeal to historians and alumni alike. Author John Alfred Coulter identifies several key figures who were pivotal to the formation of military education, including Sylvanus Thayer, the “father of West Point,” and Alden Partridge, the founder of the school later known as Norwich University, the first private military school in the country. He also reveals that military schools were present across the nation, despite the conventional wisdom that most military schools, and, indeed, the culture that surrounds them, were limited to the South. Coulter addresses the shuttering of military schools in the era after the Vietnam War and then notes a curious resurgence of interest in military education since the turn of the century.
Cadets on Campus
Author: John A. Coulter
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623495229
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Since the founding of the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1802, more than eight hundred military schools have existed in this country. The vast majority have closed their doors, been absorbed into other educational institutions, or otherwise faded away, but others soldier on, adapting to changing times and changing educational needs. While many individual institutions have had their histories written or their stories told, to date no single book has attempted to explore the full scope of the military school in American history. Cadets on Campus is the first book to cover the origin, history, and culture of the nation’s military schools—secondary and collegiate—and this breadth of coverage will appeal to historians and alumni alike. Author John Alfred Coulter identifies several key figures who were pivotal to the formation of military education, including Sylvanus Thayer, the “father of West Point,” and Alden Partridge, the founder of the school later known as Norwich University, the first private military school in the country. He also reveals that military schools were present across the nation, despite the conventional wisdom that most military schools, and, indeed, the culture that surrounds them, were limited to the South. Coulter addresses the shuttering of military schools in the era after the Vietnam War and then notes a curious resurgence of interest in military education since the turn of the century.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623495229
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Since the founding of the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1802, more than eight hundred military schools have existed in this country. The vast majority have closed their doors, been absorbed into other educational institutions, or otherwise faded away, but others soldier on, adapting to changing times and changing educational needs. While many individual institutions have had their histories written or their stories told, to date no single book has attempted to explore the full scope of the military school in American history. Cadets on Campus is the first book to cover the origin, history, and culture of the nation’s military schools—secondary and collegiate—and this breadth of coverage will appeal to historians and alumni alike. Author John Alfred Coulter identifies several key figures who were pivotal to the formation of military education, including Sylvanus Thayer, the “father of West Point,” and Alden Partridge, the founder of the school later known as Norwich University, the first private military school in the country. He also reveals that military schools were present across the nation, despite the conventional wisdom that most military schools, and, indeed, the culture that surrounds them, were limited to the South. Coulter addresses the shuttering of military schools in the era after the Vietnam War and then notes a curious resurgence of interest in military education since the turn of the century.
Book Auction Records
Author: Frank Karslake
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Autographs
Languages : en
Pages : 1266
Book Description
A priced and annotated annual record of international book auctions.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Autographs
Languages : en
Pages : 1266
Book Description
A priced and annotated annual record of international book auctions.
A List of Cyclopedias and Dictionaries
Author: John Crerar Library
Publisher:
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Category : Catalogs, Classified (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Catalogs, Classified (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Report of the Librarian of the State Library of Massachusetts
Author: State Library of Massachusetts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
Report of the Librarian and Annual Supplement to the General Catalogue
Author: State Library of Massachusetts
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Supplement to the List of Serials in Public Libraries of Chicago and Evanston
Author: John Crerar Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Report of the Librarian of the State Library
Author: Massachusetts State Library
Publisher:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Report of the Librarian of the State Library of Massachusetts
Supplement to the List of serials in public libraries of Chicago and
Author: Chicago John Crerar Library
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Bulletin of Books in the Various Departments of Literature and Science Added to the Public Library of Cincinnati During the Year...
Author: Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Acquisitions (Libraries)
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Acquisitions (Libraries)
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description