Politician in Uniform
Title | Politician in Uniform PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher R. Mortenson |
Publisher | University of Oklahoma Press |
Pages | 299 |
Release | 2019-01-17 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0806164395 |
Lew Wallace (1827–1905) won fame for his novel, Ben-Hur, and for his negotiations with William H. Bonney, aka Billy the Kid, during the Lincoln County Wars of 1878–81. He was a successful lawyer, a notable Indiana politician, and a capable military administrator. And yet, as history and his own memoir tell us, Wallace would have traded all these accolades for a moment of military glory in the Civil War to save the Union. Where previous accounts have sought to discredit or defend Wallace’s performance as a general in the war, author Christopher R. Mortenson takes a more nuanced approach. Combining military biography, historical analysis, and political insight, Politician in Uniform provides an expanded and balanced view of Wallace’s military career—and offers the reader a new understanding of the experience of a voluntary general like Lew Wallace. A rising politician from Indiana, Wallace became a Civil War general through his political connections. While he had much success as a regimental commander, he ran into trouble at the brigade and division levels. A natural rivalry and tension between West Pointers and political generals might have accounted for some of these difficulties, but many, as Mortenson shows us, were of Wallace’s own making. A temperamental officer with a “rough” conception of manhood, Wallace often found his mentors wanting, disrespected his superiors, and vigorously sought opportunities for glorious action in the field, only to perform poorly when given the chance. Despite his flaws, Mortenson notes, Wallace contributed both politically and militarily to the war effort—in the fight for Fort Donelson and at the Battle of Shiloh, in the defense of Cincinnati and southern Indiana, and in the administration of Baltimore and the Middle Department. Detailing these and other instances of Wallace’s success along with his weaknesses and failures, Mortenson provides an unusually thorough and instructive picture of this complicated character in his military service. His book clearly demonstrates the unique complexities of evaluating the performance of a politician in uniform.
Politics in uniform
Title | Politics in uniform PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Release | 1972 |
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Politician in Uniform
Title | Politician in Uniform PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher R. Mortenson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 2020-10-20 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780806167367 |
Where previous accounts have sought to discredit or defend Wallace's performance as a general in the war, Christopher R. Mortenson takes a more nuanced approach in Politician in Uniform. Combining military biography, historical analysis, and political insight, the book offers an expanded and balanced view of Wallace's military career.
The School Uniform Movement and what it Tells Us about American Education
Title | The School Uniform Movement and what it Tells Us about American Education PDF eBook |
Author | David L. Brunsma |
Publisher | R&L Education |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 9781578861255 |
This book represents the most thorough exposition on our present understanding of the impetuses, debates, legalities, and effectiveness of school uniform policies that have rapidly entered the discourse of school reform in the United States. In it, David Brunsma provides an antidote to the ungrounded, anecdotal components that define the contemporary conversation regarding policies of standardized dress in American K-12 districts and schools.
I Love a Man in Uniform
Title | I Love a Man in Uniform PDF eBook |
Author | Lily Burana |
Publisher | Weinstein Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010-07-13 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781602861251 |
An all-American love story about a former punk-rock stripper and her unlikely marriage to an officer in the U.S. Army.
Politics in Uniform
Title | Politics in Uniform PDF eBook |
Author | Maud Chirio |
Publisher | University of Pittsburgh Press |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2018-07-10 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0822986124 |
Between 1964 and 1985, Brazil lived under the control of a repressive, anticommunist regime, where generals maintained all power. Respect for discipline and the absence of any and all political activity was demanded of lower ranking officers, while their commanders ran the highest functions of state. Despite these circumstances, dozens of young captains, majors, and colonels believed that they too deserved to participate in the exercise of power. For two decades they carried on a clandestine political life that strongly influenced the regime's evolution. This book tells their story. It is history viewed from below, that pays attention to the origins of these actors, their career paths, their words, and their memories, as recounted not only in traditionally available material but also in numerous personal interviews and unpublished civilian and military archives. This behind-the-scenes political life presents a new perspective on the nature and the internal operations of the Brazilian dictatorial military state. This book is a translation, with expanded material for English-language readers, of Maud Chirio's original Portuguese-language work, A política nos quartéis: Revoltas e protestos de oficiais na ditadura military brasileira, which was awarded the Thomas E. Skidmore Prize by the Brazilian National Archives and Brazilian Studies Association.
The Army and Democracy
Title | The Army and Democracy PDF eBook |
Author | Aqil Shah |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 416 |
Release | 2014-04-29 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0674728939 |
In sharp contrast to neighboring India, the Muslim nation of Pakistan has been ruled by its military for over three decades. The Army and Democracy identifies steps for reforming Pakistan’s armed forces and reducing its interference in politics, and sees lessons for fragile democracies striving to bring the military under civilian control.