Bibliograph

Under the Shadow of Napoleon, French Influence on the American Way of Warfare from Independence to the Eve of World War II, by Michael Bonura

Type

Label

Under the Shadow of Napoleon, French Influence on the American Way of Warfare from Independence to the Eve of World War II, by Michael Bonura

Language

eng

Main title

Under the Shadow of Napoleon

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1058151823

Responsibility statement

by Michael Bonura

Series statement

ProQuest Ebook CentralWarfare & Culture

Sub title

French Influence on the American Way of Warfare from Independence to the Eve of World War II

Summary

The way an army thinks about and understands warfare has a tremendous impact on its organization, training, and operations. The central ideas of that understanding form a nation's way of warfare that influences decisions on and off the battlefield. From the disasters of the War of 1812, Winfield Scott ensured that America adopted a series of ideas formed in the crucible of the Wars of the French Revolution and epitomized by Napoleon. Reflecting American cultural changes, these French ideas dominated American warfare on the battlefields of the Mexican-American War, the American Civil War, the S

Table Of Contents

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 A French Way of Warfare; 2 Bringing French Warfare to America, 1814-1848; 3 American Adaptation of French Warfare, 1848-1865; 4 German Professionalism and American Warfare, 1865-1899; 5 American Warfare in the Progressive Era, 1899-1918; 6 The End of French Influence on American Warfare, 1918-1941; Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; About the Author;

Classification