Military necessity civil-military relations in the Confederacy
Never before or since in American history have the needs and influence of the military weighed so heavily on society. Escott analyzes the militarization of life in the Confederacy and probes the relationships between military commanders, legislators, and Jefferson Davis and his administration. As th...
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Westport, Connecticut
Praeger Security International
2006
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| Series: | U.S. civil-military relations
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Table of Contents:
- Traditions for a new nation
- Policy-making produces innovation and controversy
- The politics of command
- Toward a militarized society
- Military power and civil debility
- Military men and civil policy-making
- Desperate proposals and the maintenance of civil supremacy
- Citizens and soldiers.