A Respectable Army by James Kirby Martin
This book moves 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.
Praise for the first edition: A Respectable Army is an important book for several reasonsIt reminds one once again of Washington's contributions to the nation in the 'new modeling' of the army and more particularly in the establishment of a tradition of civil over military authority. It rejects the historical mythology of a patriotic soldiery and demonstrates that, ironically, it was the unpriveleged classes who fought to preserve the liberties of all citizens. Finally, it compresses the 'new' military history into a compact, readable volume and thereby makes current scholarship accessible to a wide audience. ( The North Carolina Historical Review , 1983) Clear in organization and style... Provocative reading, it should especially appeal to instructors anxious to engender classroom discussion. ( The History Teacher , Spring 1983) [James Kirby Martin and Mark Edward Lender] have done their job well. Founded on a close reading of the most recent litrerature, A Respectable Army offers a cogent narrative of the social, political, and intellectual developments that shaped the Revolutionary military establishment as well as a fair-minded assessment of current historiographical controversies. ( Journal of Southern History , February 1984)
James Kirby Martin is Distinguished University Professor of History at the University of Houston and is the author of many books, including the award-winning Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero: An American Warrior Reconsidered . Mark Edward Lender is Professor of History and Chairman of the History Department a Kean University. He has written widely on early American military and social history, and his books include the award-winning Citizen Soldier: The Revolutionary War Journal of Joseph Bloomfield and Drinking in America: A History (both with James Kirby Martin) .
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| ISBN 13 | 9780882952390 |
| ISBN 10 | 0882952390 |
| Title | A Respectable Army |
| Author | James Kirby Martin |
| Series | The American History Series |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Year published | 2005-08-22 |
| Number of pages | 242 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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