For Liberty and the Republic : The American Citizen as Soldier, 1775-1861 /

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In the early decades of the American Republic, American soldiers demonstrated and defined their beliefs about the nature of American republicanism and how they, as citizens and soldiers, were participants in the republican experiment through their service. In For Liberty and the Republic, Ricardo A....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Herrera, Ricardo A. (Associate professor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Armies.
Law, Politics & Government.
Military & Naval Science.
Militia.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
United States > Politics and government.
United States > History.
Liberty > History.
Democracy > United States > History.
United States.
États-Unis > Milice > Histoire > 19e siecle.
États-Unis > Milice > Histoire > 18e siecle.
États-Unis > Histoire militaire > 19e siecle.
États-Unis > Histoire militaire > 18e siecle.
United States > Militia > History > 19th century.
United States > Militia > History > 18th century.
United States > History, Military > 19th century.
United States > History, Military > 18th century.
History.
Military history.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: the American citizen as soldier and the military ethos of republicanism
  • Service, sacrifice, and duty: the call of virtue
  • Preserving, defending, and creating the political order: legitimacy
  • Free men in uniform: soldierly self-governance
  • A providentially-ordained republic: God's will and the national mission
  • Questing for personal distinction: glory, honor, and fame
  • Epilogue: disunion, Civil War, and shared ideals.

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