| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 essential reference to the discipline and an initiation to the study of military history for aspiring scholars. Coffman's introduction to the volume charts his own professional journey and sets the book within the larger context of Americans' attitudes toward their military, both inside and ou |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
United States. Army -- History.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Army fast |
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Military historians -- United States
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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HISTORY -- Military -- United States.
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Historiography
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Military historians
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- History, Military.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140338
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United States -- History, Military -- Historiography
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| Subject |
United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Military history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813142685 |
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0813142687 |
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9780813142678 |
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0813142679 |
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