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The embattled past : reflections on military history /

Internationally recognized for having reinvigorated and redefined his field, distinguished military historian Edward M. Coffman is a dedicated and much-admired teacher and mentor. In The Embattled Past, several of his most important essays have been assembled into a collection that serves as an esse...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Coffman, Edward M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Fragments of history
  • The American Army in peacetime
  • The duality of the American military tradition : a commentary
  • The American 15th Infantry Regiment in China, 1912-1938 : a vignette in social history
  • The Philippine Scouts, 1899-1942 : a historical vignette
  • The American military and strategic policy in World War I
  • Why we are not interested in World War I and should be
  • The course of military history in the United States since World War II
  • Talking about war : reflections on doing oral history and military history
  • The shadows of time : experience in research
  • Memories of Forrest C. Pogue, oral history pioneer and one of Kentucky's greatest historians
  • "My room mate is ... Dwight Eisenhower"
  • Mentor
  • Interviewing General of the Army Douglas MacArthur.