The progressive army : US Army command and administration, 1870-1914 / Ronald J. Barr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barr, Ronald J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--Management--History--19th century.

United States.

United States. Army--Management--History--20th century.

United States. Army--Organization--History--19th century.

United States. Army--Organization--History--20th century.

United States. Army.

Organization.

History.

Management.

United States--Foreign relations--20th century.

International relations.

Physical Description:

xi, 223 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.

Summary:

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries a modern, professional army was created in America. This was achieved in a nation which was traditionally hostile to the twin concepts of military professionalism and powerful central government. This major change in American life was accomplished by a few army officers and key Republican politicians influenced by the economic success of US business in the late nineteenth century. These individuals sought to create a national management structure served by professionals in the army and in government which challenged Jeffersonian and Jacksonian notions of local democracy controlled by amateurs. The political victory of these army officers and politicians created an American Empire, defended by central government, which was served by a professional military structure. These changes had a lasting impact on US defense and foreign relations throughout much of the twentieth century. This text should, therefore, appeal to those interested in the progressive era, American military history, and US foreign relations in the first half of the twentieth century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0312214677

OCLC:

38432384