Jackson's sword : the Army officer corps on the American frontier, 1810-1821
Samuel J. Watson (Author)
Jackson's Sword is the initial volume in a monumental study that provides a sweeping panoramic view of the U.S. Army and its officer corps from the War of 1812 to the War with Mexico, the first such study in more than forty years. Watson's chronicle shows how the officer corps played a crucial role in stabilizing the frontiers of a rapidly expanding nation, while gradually moving away from military adventures toward a professionalism subordinate to civilian authority
Print Book, English, 2012
University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 2012