The Embattled Past (eBook)

Reflections on Military History

Edward M. Coffman (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
212 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-4267-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Internationally recognized for having reinvigorated and redefined his field, distinguished military historian Edward M. Coffman is a dedicated and much-admired teacher and mentor. In The Embattled Past, several of his most important essays have been assembled into a collection that serves as an essential reference to the discipline and an initiation to the study of military history for aspiring scholars. Coffman's introduction to the volume charts his own professional journey and sets the book within the larger context of Americans' attitudes toward their military, both inside and outside of academia. The essays explore a range of critical issues in military historiographysuch as strategies for conducting oral history and research methodologiesand examine questions at the heart of the field. Included are two seminal essays on World War I, which provide a fascinating overview of American war strategies and illuminate the reasons why so many historians have ignored this critical turning point in twentieth-century history. The volume concludes with an unpublished essay detailing Coffman's experience of interviewing General Douglas MacArthur in 1960. This exciting new book offers readers insights into more than two hundred years of United States military history while also providing a comprehensive overview of Coffman's stellar contributions to the field. Important and engaging, The Embattled Past is a primer on the profession from one of the most honored scholars of our time.

Autor

Edward M. Coffman served as an army infantry officer in the United States, Japan, and Korea from 1951 to 1953 and is professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His works include The Regulars: The American Army, 1898–1941; The Old Army: A Portrait of the American Army in Peacetime, 1784–1898; and The War to End All Wars: The American Military Experience in World War I.

Inhalt

The American Army in Peacetime
The Duality of the American Military Tradition: A Commentary
The American 15th Infantry Regiment in China, 1913-1938
The Philippine Scouts, 1899-1942: A Historical Vignette
The American Military and Strategic Policy in World War I
Why We Are Not Interested in World War l and Should Be
The Course of Military History in the United States Since World War ii
Talking about War: Reflections on doing Oral History and Military History
The Shadows of Time: Experience in Research
Memories of Forrest C. Pogue, Oral History Pioneer and One of Kentucky's Greatest Historians
My Roommate is Dwight Eisenhower
Mentor: Thomas D. Clark
An Interview with General of the Army Douglas MacArthur

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.11.2022
• Zusatzinfo: 15 b&w halftones
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: american military history overview • american military in the phillippines • american military traditions • forrest pogue • general douglas macarthur interview • korean war history • oral history military • war correspondent • world war I historiography • wwii history
• ISBN-10: 0-8131-4267-9 / 0813142679
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-4267-8 / 9780813142678