Format:
1 online resource (420 pages)
ISBN:
9780803235007
Series Statement:
Studies in War, Society, and the Military
Content:
Both Clayton R. Newell and Charles R. Shrader finished their military careers as the chief of the historical services division at the U.S. Army Center of Military History and are now independent scholars and historical consultants. Newell is the author or editor of several books, including Lee vs. McClellan: The First Campaign; Shrader has also written or edited a number of books, including The Muslim-Croat Civil War in Central Bosnia: A Military History, 1991-1994. Edward M. Coffman, a professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the author of many works, including The Hilt of the Sword: The Career of Peyton C. March and The War to End All Wars: The American Military Experience in World War I.
Content:
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- The Regular Army on the Eve of the Civil War -- The Role of the Regular Army in American Society -- The U.S. Army before April 12, 1861 -- The Staff Departments, April 1861 -- The Line of the Army, April 1861 -- Stationing of the Army, January 1861 -- Conclusion -- Regular Army Leaders and Personnel -- 1. Headquarters of the Army -- Commander in Chief -- Secretary of War -- General in Chief -- Formulation of Strategy -- Direction of Operations -- Civilian Personnel of the War Department -- The Army Budget, 1861-1865 -- Conclusion -- 2. Regular Army Personnel, 1861-1865 -- Decision to Keep the Regular Army Intact -- Expansion of the Regular Army, 1861-1865 -- Temporary Regulars -- Enlisted Personnel -- Officers -- Losses of Personnel -- Conclusion -- The Staff Departments -- 3. Overview -- Evolution of the Staff Departments to 1861 -- Expansion of the Staff Departments -- Staff Officers in the Field -- Staff Enlisted Personnel in the Field -- Common Challenges and Common Solutions -- Conclusion -- 4. The Administrative Departments -- Adjutant General's Department -- Inspector General's Department -- Judge Advocate General's Department -- Pay Department -- Temporary Bureaus -- Conclusion -- 5. Subsistence Department -- Mission and Functions -- Leadership -- Personnel -- Organization -- Operations and Issues -- Challenges and Achievements -- 6. Ordnance Department -- Mission and Functions -- Leadership -- Personnel -- Organization -- Operations and Issues -- Challenges and Achievements -- 7. Quartermaster's Department -- Mission and Functions -- Leadership -- Personnel -- Organization -- Operations and Issues -- Challenges and Achievements -- 8. Medical Department -- Mission and Functions -- Leadership.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780803219106
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780803219106
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=928353
