The embattled past
Coffman, Edward M.
The embattled past reflections on military history / [electronic resource] : Edward M. Coffman. - Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Fragments of history -- The American Army in peacetime -- The duality of the American military tradition : a commentary -- The American 15th Infantry Regiment in China, 1912-1938 : a vignette in social history -- The Philippine Scouts, 1899-1942 : a historical vignette -- The American military and strategic policy in World War I -- Why we are not interested in World War I and should be -- The course of military history in the United States since World War II -- Talking about war : reflections on doing oral history and military history -- The shadows of time : experience in research -- Memories of Forrest C. Pogue, oral history pioneer and one of Kentucky's greatest historians -- "My room mate is...Dwight Eisenhower" -- Mentor -- Interviewing General of the Army Douglas MacArthur.
9780813142685
United States. Army --History.
Military historians--United States.
United States--History, Military--Historiography.
United States--History, Military.
Electronic books.
E181 / .C66 2014
355.00973
The embattled past reflections on military history / [electronic resource] : Edward M. Coffman. - Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Fragments of history -- The American Army in peacetime -- The duality of the American military tradition : a commentary -- The American 15th Infantry Regiment in China, 1912-1938 : a vignette in social history -- The Philippine Scouts, 1899-1942 : a historical vignette -- The American military and strategic policy in World War I -- Why we are not interested in World War I and should be -- The course of military history in the United States since World War II -- Talking about war : reflections on doing oral history and military history -- The shadows of time : experience in research -- Memories of Forrest C. Pogue, oral history pioneer and one of Kentucky's greatest historians -- "My room mate is...Dwight Eisenhower" -- Mentor -- Interviewing General of the Army Douglas MacArthur.
9780813142685
United States. Army --History.
Military historians--United States.
United States--History, Military--Historiography.
United States--History, Military.
Electronic books.
E181 / .C66 2014
355.00973