Waubonsee Community College

1794, America, its army, and the birth of the nation, Dave R. Palmer

eng

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-290)

no index present

non fiction

1794

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Dave R. Palmer

America, its army, and the birth of the nation

The debate is heated. Among the questions to be resolved are: What kind of armed forces does America need in an era of peace? Where will the troops be stationed and the ships be based? How large an army does the United States of America need? What is the best mix of active duty and reserve forces? How much can our country afford to spend on national defense? Should active duty troops be used to help maintain local law and order? 1994 or 1794? Two hundred years ago, with the ink barely dry on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, our founding fathers sought solutions to these vexing problems in order to protect the fledgling republic from attack by enemies both foreign and domestic. Their ultimate success can now be measured over centuries. Soldier-scholar Dave R. Palmer's perceptive analysis of those tumultuous times shows that both the process that the founding fathers employed and the solutions they reached are just as relevant today as they were at the birth of our country

Sentiments on a Peace Establishment -- Guide the Torrent -- A Dangerous Instrument -- Vision -- Disintegration -- The Humiliation of Weakness -- Confederation and Perpetual Union -- The Bastard Child -- A Rope of Sand -- Captain Daniel Shays -- The Common Defence -- The British Legacy -- The Ghost of Cromwell -- A Jealous Eye -- The Commander in Chief -- To Make War -- The Right to Bear Arms -- Preserve, Protect, and Defend -- Between Anarchy and Monarchy -- Toward War -- The Indian Way of War -- Little Turtle Triumphant -- Washington Finds a General -- The Embrace of Adversity -- Enemies, Foreign and Domestic -- Fort Recovery -- Paranoia in Philadelphia -- The Peace Establishment -- Fallen Timbers -- The Army of the Constitution -- 1795 and Beyond