Americans at War: Development of the American Military System. de Williams, T. Harry - 1960

New York: Collier Books. 1962 1st ed. thus. 159pp. paperback: near Very Good [ink name; else nrVG] A study by the Pulitzer Prize winning American historian Thomas Harry Williams (1909-79).

New York: Collier Books, 1962 Slight yellowing to the pages and fading to the front and back covers. . First Thus. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued.

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1960. [xii], [139]pp [previous ownership erasure scar on front free endpaper]. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by B&w plates. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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1960. 1960 Williams, T Harry AMERICANS AT WAR: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERICAN MILITARY SYSTEM Louisiana State University Press, c1960 139pp, b/w photographs 8vo Red cloth stamped in gold light scattered spotting on outer edges of textblock, else as new unread hardcover copy.

Baton Rouge, LA: LA State University Press, [1960]. First Edition. First? Printing. fair, poor. 23 cm, 138, illus., index, damp stains to inside of DJ, DJ worn, scuffed, and torn, some evidence of dampness to book but pages are clear. No pages stuck together, edges soiled, binding tight. These essays were delivered as the J. P. Young Lectures at Memphis State University.

Louisiana State University Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. 9.13 X 6.57 X 1.11 inches; 138 pages .

Paperback / softback. New. In Americans at War T. Harry Williams, author of Lincoln and His Generals, offers a concise historical survey of the methods by which the United States government has sought to organize and direct our military forces from the days of the Revolutionary War to the Atomic Age. In giving his interpretative view of the development of the American command system, Dr. Williams demonstrates convincingly that the American genius- even the genius for making mistakes- has found full expression in the various systems which have been formulated. During the Revolutionary War, for instance, it was never finally determined just who had the ultimate authority in mapping strategy, Washington or the Continental Congress. The War of 1812 resulted in at least a technical defeat for the United States, Williams says, because of incompetent civilian authority over the military. In the Mexican War and the Civil War, the United States profited from strong war-time presidents, but during the… Leer más