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The embattled past : reflections on military history

Title
The embattled past : reflections on military history / Edward M. Coffman.
Author
Coffman, Edward M.
Publication
Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2014.

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Description
201 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • United States. Army > History
  • United States. Army
  • Military historians > United States
  • United States > History, Military
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Call Number
JFE 14-1818
ISBN
  • 9780813142661 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
  • 0813142660 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
  • 9780813142685 (pdf) (canceled/invalid)
  • 0813142687 (pdf) (canceled/invalid)
  • 9780813142678 (epub) (canceled/invalid)
  • 0813142679 (epub) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2013039725
OCLC
861335239
Author
Coffman, Edward M.
Title
The embattled past : reflections on military history / Edward M. Coffman.
Publisher
Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2014.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 14-1818
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