An analysis of West Point’s development of military science curriculum in the first half of the nineteenth century and its effect on preparations for, and conduct of, the Civil War.
An analysis of West Point’s development of military science curriculum in the first half of the nineteenth century and its effect on preparations for, and conduct of, the Civil War.
Ian C. Hope formerly taught at the U.S. Army War College, the Royal Military College of Canada, and the NATO Defense College in Rome. He is currently the senior NATO historian at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium. Hope is the author of Dancing with the Dushman: Command Imperatives for the Counter-Insurgency Fight in Afghanistan and Unity of Command in Afghanistan: A Forsaken Principle of War and of numerous chapters and articles.
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Colonial and Early National Military Science 2. Army Reforms, 1815–1820 3. West Point’s Scientific Curriculum 4. Internal Improvements 5. Jacksonian Military Science 6. Military Science during and after the Mexican War 7. Antebellum Military Science 8. Military Science in the Civil War Conclusion Appendix A. West Point Curricula Appendix B. Antebellum and Civil War Officer Statistics Notes Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Colonial and Early National Military Science 2. Army Reforms, 1815–1820 3. West Point’s Scientific Curriculum 4. Internal Improvements 5. Jacksonian Military Science 6. Military Science during and after the Mexican War 7. Antebellum Military Science 8. Military Science in the Civil War Conclusion Appendix A. West Point Curricula Appendix B. Antebellum and Civil War Officer Statistics Notes Bibliography Index
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