A scientific way of war :: antebellum military science, West Point, and the origins of American military thought /
While faith in the Enlightenment was waning elsewhere by 1850, at the United States Military Academy at West Point and in the minds of academy graduates serving throughout the country Enlightenment thinking persisted, asserting that war was governable by a grand theory accessible through the study o...
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| Schriftenreihe: | Studies in war, society, and the military.
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| Zusammenfassung: | While faith in the Enlightenment was waning elsewhere by 1850, at the United States Military Academy at West Point and in the minds of academy graduates serving throughout the country Enlightenment thinking persisted, asserting that war was governable by a grand theory accessible through the study of military science. Officers of the regular army and instructors at the military academy and their political superiors all believed strongly in the possibility of acquiring a perfect knowledge of war through the proper curriculum. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780803277182 0803277180 9780803277168 0803277164 |
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| spelling | Hope, Ian C., author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008176667 A scientific way of war : antebellum military science, West Point, and the origins of American military thought / Ian C. Hope. Lincoln, NB : University of Nebraska Press, [2015] 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Studies in War, Society, and the Military Includes bibliographical references and index. Colonial and early national military science -- Army reforms, 1815-1820 -- West Point's scientific curriculum -- Internal improvements -- Jacksonian military science -- Military science during and after the Mexican War -- Antebellum military science -- Military science in the Civil War -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. West Point curricula -- Appendix B. Antebellum and Civil War officer statistics. Print version record. While faith in the Enlightenment was waning elsewhere by 1850, at the United States Military Academy at West Point and in the minds of academy graduates serving throughout the country Enlightenment thinking persisted, asserting that war was governable by a grand theory accessible through the study of military science. Officers of the regular army and instructors at the military academy and their political superiors all believed strongly in the possibility of acquiring a perfect knowledge of war through the proper curriculum. United States Military Academy History 19th century. United States. Army Officers Training of History 19th century. United States. Army fast United States Military Academy fast Military art and science United States History 19th century. Military education United States History 19th century. Art et science militaires États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle. HISTORY Military Other. bisacsh TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Military Science. bisacsh HISTORY United States Civil War Period (1850-1877) bisacsh Armed Forces Officers Training of fast Military art and science fast Military education fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq 1800-1899 fast History fast Print version: Hope, Ian C. Scientific way of war 9780803276857 (DLC) 2015009354 (OCoLC)894747662 Studies in war, society, and the military. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97013902 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1021997 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Hope, Ian C. A scientific way of war : antebellum military science, West Point, and the origins of American military thought / Studies in war, society, and the military. Colonial and early national military science -- Army reforms, 1815-1820 -- West Point's scientific curriculum -- Internal improvements -- Jacksonian military science -- Military science during and after the Mexican War -- Antebellum military science -- Military science in the Civil War -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. West Point curricula -- Appendix B. Antebellum and Civil War officer statistics. United States Military Academy History 19th century. United States. Army Officers Training of History 19th century. United States. Army fast United States Military Academy fast Military art and science United States History 19th century. Military education United States History 19th century. Art et science militaires États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle. HISTORY Military Other. bisacsh TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Military Science. bisacsh HISTORY United States Civil War Period (1850-1877) bisacsh Armed Forces Officers Training of fast Military art and science fast Military education fast |
| title | A scientific way of war : antebellum military science, West Point, and the origins of American military thought / |
| title_auth | A scientific way of war : antebellum military science, West Point, and the origins of American military thought / |
| title_exact_search | A scientific way of war : antebellum military science, West Point, and the origins of American military thought / |
| title_full | A scientific way of war : antebellum military science, West Point, and the origins of American military thought / Ian C. Hope. |
| title_fullStr | A scientific way of war : antebellum military science, West Point, and the origins of American military thought / Ian C. Hope. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A scientific way of war : antebellum military science, West Point, and the origins of American military thought / Ian C. Hope. |
| title_short | A scientific way of war : |
| title_sort | scientific way of war antebellum military science west point and the origins of american military thought |
| title_sub | antebellum military science, West Point, and the origins of American military thought / |
| topic | United States Military Academy History 19th century. United States. Army Officers Training of History 19th century. United States. Army fast United States Military Academy fast Military art and science United States History 19th century. Military education United States History 19th century. Art et science militaires États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle. HISTORY Military Other. bisacsh TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Military Science. bisacsh HISTORY United States Civil War Period (1850-1877) bisacsh Armed Forces Officers Training of fast Military art and science fast Military education fast |
| topic_facet | United States Military Academy History 19th century. United States. Army Officers Training of History 19th century. United States. Army United States Military Academy Military art and science United States History 19th century. Military education United States History 19th century. Art et science militaires États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle. HISTORY Military Other. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Military Science. HISTORY United States Civil War Period (1850-1877) Armed Forces Officers Training of Military art and science Military education United States History |
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