An American Profession of Arms: The Army Officer Corps, 1784-1861 (Modern War Studies)

"Shatters the old conceptions of military history and creates a new social-cultural paradigm for studying the American military profession". -- Journal of the Early Republic. "This book will quickly take its place as the standard work on the subject and a model for future studies of the military profession". -- Journal of American History. "One of those rare authoritative and original books that all students of military history should read". -- Civil War History.William B. Skelton is the author of 'An American Profession of Arms: The Army Officer Corps, 1784-1861 (Modern War Studies)' with ISBN 9780700605606 and ISBN 0700605606.