Fort Leavenworth, where Roger J. Spiller taught the army s finest for twenty-five years, is indeed a school of war. There, among military professionals who had experienced war firsthand, Spiller honed his remarkable skills as an analyst and historian, scholar and teacher skills that have made him one of the best-known and respected military historians of our day. This volume brings together Spiller s original and thought-provoking explorations of wars big and small and armies glorified and ignored. For each of these essays whether on urban warfare or the Vietnam syndrome, battlefield...
Fort Leavenworth, where Roger J. Spiller taught the army s finest for twenty-five years, is indeed a school of war. There, among military professional...
This study considers the subtle and frequently confused relationship of armed force and political control in the British Empire before the American Revolution. It also clarifies a number of points of controversy and uncertainty about the causes of the American Revolution.
Originally published in 1965.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting...
This study considers the subtle and frequently confused relationship of armed force and political control in the British Empire before the American...
