Book Title: To Starve the Army at Pleasure
Description: American political culture and military necessity were at odds during the War for American Independence, as demonstrated in this interpretation of Continental army administration. E. Wayne Carp shows that at every level of authority -- congressional, state, and county -- a localistic world-view, a deferential political order, and adherence to republican ideology impeded the task of supplying the army, even though independence demanded military strength.
Placing military history within the context of colonial and revolutionary historiography, Carp finds that the colonial American belief that authority and political power should be decentralized deeply influenced Congress's approach to the task of supplying the army. Furthermore, most Congressmen had neither military experience nor an...
Placing military history within the context of colonial and revolutionary historiography, Carp finds that the colonial American belief that authority and political power should be decentralized deeply influenced Congress's approach to the task of supplying the army. Furthermore, most Congressmen had neither military experience nor an...
Bibliographic information
Author(s): E. Wayne Carp
Publisher(s): UNC Press Books
Publish Date: 2017-10-01
Book Pages: 321
Industry Identifier: ISBN_10: 1469639440
Cover: External Link
Subjects: History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • History / Military / General
Book Dimentions
Height: 23.50 cm
Width: 15.50 cm
Thickness: Unknown
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