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A scientific way of war : Antebellum military science, West Point, and the origins of American military thought / Ian C. Hope.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hope, Ian C., author.
- Series:
- Studies in war, society, and the military
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army.
- United States Military Academy.
- Military art and science--United States--History--19th century.
- Military art and science.
- History.
- Military education.
- United States.
- United States Military Academy--History--19th century.
- Military education--United States--History--19th century.
- United States. Army--Officers--Training of--History--19th century.
- Armed Forces--Officers--Training of.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- x, 334 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln [Nebraska] : University of Nebraska Press, [2015]
- Contents:
- Colonial and early national military science
- Army reforms, 1815-1820
- West Point's scientific curriculum
- Internal improvements
- Jacksonian military science
- Military science during and after the Mexican War
- Antebellum military science
- Military science in the Civil War
- Conclusion
- Appendix A. West Point curricula
- Appendix B. Antebellum and Civil War officer statistics.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780803276857
- 0803276850
- OCLC:
- 894747662
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