A Respectable Army: The Military Origins of the Republic, 1763-1789
- ISBN-10
- 1118923901
- ISBN-13
- 9781118923900
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 264
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-04-08
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Authors
- James Kirby Martin, Mark Edward Lender
Description
A fully revised and updated third edition of the most established and innovative historical analysis of the Continental Army and its role in the formation of the new republic. Written by two experts in the field of early U.S. history Includes fully updated coverage of the military, political, social, and cultural history of the Revolution Features maps, illustrations, a Note on Revolutionary War History and Historiography, and a fully revamped Bibliographical Essay Fully established as an essential resource for courses ranging from A.P. U.S. history to graduate seminars on the American Revolution
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