A History of the U.S.A.Macmillan, 1974 - 730 pages |
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Christine Bolt. CHAPTER NINETEEN The American Military Tradition AMERICAN ATTITUDES to military matters have , since the earl- iest days of the republic , been curiously paradoxical . Though a violent society , the United States has ...
Christine Bolt. CHAPTER NINETEEN The American Military Tradition AMERICAN ATTITUDES to military matters have , since the earl- iest days of the republic , been curiously paradoxical . Though a violent society , the United States has ...
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... military establishment partly explains the attraction of arms to the population of a country where threats to personal safety were large , and the machinery of law enforcement inadequate . Military academies proved popular thoughout ...
... military establishment partly explains the attraction of arms to the population of a country where threats to personal safety were large , and the machinery of law enforcement inadequate . Military academies proved popular thoughout ...
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... military medicine . The regular army was enlarged , the Militia Act of 1792 was finally repealed , and universal military obligation ended when the entirely volun- teer National Guard , under federal supervision , became the key military ...
... military medicine . The regular army was enlarged , the Militia Act of 1792 was finally repealed , and universal military obligation ended when the entirely volun- teer National Guard , under federal supervision , became the key military ...
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