General George Washington ; exemplar-in-chief : a historical analysis of George Washington's influence on the early Continental Army and civil military relations /
George Washington was an "Exemplar-in-Chief" who had an indelible influence on the nature and character of the early Continental Army, an influence that set the precedence and affected how the United States military would interact with civil authority under the new institution of a democra...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[San Francisco?] :
Pickle Partners Publishing,
[2014]
©2014 |
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9781782896517 1782896511 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Intro
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Executive Summary
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Washington's Motives
- First: Was Washington motivated by monetary gain?
- Second: Was Washington motivated by ideology and service to others?
- What Washington risked
- Washington's motives in summary:
- Building a Professional Army
- Encourage Enlistment:
- Inflated Capabilities of the Militias:
- Instilling Discipline:
- Prevent the commandeering of material:
- Court Martial Rulings:
- Civil Authority
- Despite Actions of Congress:
- Despite Actions of Officers:
- Despite the absence of a model:
- Conclusion
- REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER
- Bibliography.