"Going down hill" : legacies of the American Revolutionary War
This book discusses the legacies of American Revolutionary War in the context of growing American imperial hubris, overreach and permanent war abroad as well as economic and social decay of American homeland. It discusses the less admirable and tragic implications of a national war/civil war that drove many thousands of Americans from their country, destroyed numerous Native American societies, enshrined human slavery in its constitution and lead to several tragic and bloody existential crises in 19th and 20th century American history
Print Book, English, ©2009
Academica Press, Bethesda, ©2009
History
xi, 353 pages ; 24 cm
9781933146577, 1933146575
244055291
Freedom
Allegiance
Banishment/detention
Sedition
Treason/war crimes
God and country
Beyond glory
Conscription
Military service exemptions
Civilians under military jurisdiction
Standing army
Conquest
Imperialism/liberation
Limited war mentality
The military advantage
Triumph of professionalism
The brutal fringe
Counterinsurgency
Cement of union
Conclusion/redirection