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American Military Leaders by Roger J. Spiller, editor; Joseph G. Dawson III, associate editor; Charles R. Shrader, photograph researcher is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is American Military Leaders about?

<p>This book is an abridged edition of the critically acclaimed, three-volume <i>Dictionary of American Military Biography</i> (Greenwood Press, 1984). The scope of the original work encompassed a much wider range of people than soldiers; it included politicians, scientists, inventors, explorers, physicians, and humanitarians who had a significant impact on American military history. This new edition focuses on the most distinguished and important battle commanders in American history from colonial times to the present. Each essay incorporates the latest scholarship on the life under study, depicting the background, education, professional development, and accomplishments of the most notable practitioners of the art of war. Unlike most works of this genre, <i>American Military Leaders</i> offers critical appraisals of its subjects. The essays were contributed by some 100 military historians. Cross references and bibliographies are provided. There is a new introduction and an enhanced reference index.</p> <p>This careful abridgement of an acknowledged classic guide to military history can be used as a supplementary text for courses on the evolution of war and American military histo

Author

Roger J. Spiller, editor; Joseph G. Dawson III, associate editor; Charles R. Shrader, photograph researcher

Publisher

Praeger Paperback

Published

1989

Language

EN

ISBN

9780275931391

Subjects

Military, History, Biography