The evolution of U.S. military policy from the Constitution to the present. the old regime: the army, militia, and volunteers from Colonial times to the Spanish-American War / Gian P. Gentile, [and 3 others].

The evolution of U.S. military policy from the Constitution to the present. the old regime: the army, militia, and volunteers from Colonial times to the Spanish-American War / Gian P. Gentile, [and 3 others]. Volume I :

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Online Access:Electronic book from EBSCO
Main Author: Gentile, Gian P. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2020]
Subjects:
United States. > Army > History.
Military law > United States > History.
Civil-military relations > United States > History.
Military policy.
United States > Military policy > History.
Electronic books.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Series Introduction
  • Contents
  • Summary
  • Acknowledgments
  • CHAPTER ONE: Introduction
  • CHAPTER TWO: The Antecedents of U.S. Military Policy: Colonial Times to the Constitution
  • Colonial Militias
  • George Washington's "Sentiments on a Peace Establishment"
  • Framing the U.S. Constitution
  • Conclusion
  • CHAPTER THREE: Adapting the Constitution to the Security Demands of the New Republic
  • Introduction
  • The Uniform Militia Act of 1792
  • The 1792 Calling Forth Act
  • The 1795 Calling Forth Act and the 1807 Insurrection Act
  • Conclusion
  • CHAPTER FOUR: Getting By: Increasing the Size of the Army, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the U.S. Civil War
  • Introduction
  • The Types of 19th Century American Militias
  • The War of 1812
  • The Calhoun Expansible Army Plan, 1820
  • The Mexican War (1846-1847)
  • The Civil War (1861-1865)
  • Conclusion
  • CHAPTER FIVE: Attempts at Army Reform: The Post-Civil War Years to the Spanish-American War
  • Introduction
  • Post-Civil War Developments: The Rise of the Modern National Guard
  • The Influence of Emory Upton and the Expansible Army Concept
  • Conclusion
  • CHAPTER SIX: The United States Enters the World Stage: The Army and the Spanish-American War
  • Demobilization and the Occupation
  • Conclusion
  • CHAPTER SEVEN: Volume Conclusion
  • APPENDIXES
  • A. Summary Table of 19th Century Militias and Volunteer Forces
  • B. Summary Table of Legislation Pertaining to the Evolution of U.S. Military Policy
  • C. Taxonomy of Important Terms
  • References

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