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The American Army in transition, 1865-1898
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The American Army in transition, 1865-1898

Author: Michael L Tate
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007.
Series: ; American soldiers' lives' series">The Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series; American soldiers' lives
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Michael L Tate
ISBN: 9780313332128 0313332126
OCLC Number: 77522791
Description: xvii, 204 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Contents: Overview : reshaping the U.S. Army after the Civil War -- From glory to ambiguity : recruitment of a peacetime army -- New duties : from Reconstruction South to Old West -- Armed laborers : building and maintaining a network of posts -- The regimental family : patronage, power, and social dynamics -- Off duty, on post : the search for recreation and entertainment -- Many missions : a multipurpose army on the frontier -- "Tigers of the human species" : military views of the American Indian -- Black regulars : racial realities in a white man's army -- Twilight of the old army.
Series Title: The Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series; American soldiers' lives
Responsibility: Michael L. Tate.
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