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Title:Respectable Army, 2nd Edition : The Military Origins of the Republic 1763-1789
Series:(American History Series)
Author:James Kirby Martin & Mark Edward Lender
ISBN:0882952390 : 9780882952390
Illustrations:illus
Format:Paperback
Size:140x215mm
Pages:242
Weight: .28 Kg.
Published:Harlan Davidson - January 2006
List Price: 15.99 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:American history: c1500 to c1800: Land forces & warfare


When the first edition of this highly successful volume appeared in 1982, the proponents of the 'new' military history were just gaining full momentum. This group of scholars sought to reach beyond the traditional focus of military studies -- the flow of guns, combat, and tactics that influenced the immediate outcome of battles and martial conflicts, often with little reference to broader historical contexts. Believing that one cannot fully appreciate the Revolution without reckoning with the War for Independence and its influence in the shaping of the new American republic, Martin and Lender moved beyond the deeply ingrained national mythology about the essence of the war effort, so neatly personified by the imagery of the embattled freehold farmer as the quintessential warrior of the Revolution. Then they broke with tradition again by integrating -- instead of keeping separate -- the fascinating history of the real Continental army into the mainstream of writing about the nation making experience of the United States. In the process of revising their now-classic text, Martin and Lender drew on their own work as well as the invaluable outpouring of new scholarship that has emerged over the course of the last two decades. Wherever necessary, they questioned previous arguments and conclusions to render a meaningful new edition that is certain to receive the same kind of positive reception -- and widespread acceptance -- enjoyed by its predecessor. Also new to the second edition is a new map, a bank of illustrations, a Note on Revolutionary War History and Historiography, and a fully revamped Bibliographical Essay, making A Respectable Army essential reading for anyone enrolled in the US history survey or specialised courses in colonial or military history or the American Revolution.