| ID | 133129 |
| Title Proper | Irregular reconsideration of George Washington and the American military tradition |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hall, John W |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | By synthesizing recent works on early American warfare and biographies of George Washington with his own writings, this essay attempts to reconcile divergent interpretations of Washington as a paragon of frontier martial virtue, a pedant for European orthodoxy, a genius, and a stumblebum. The officer who emerges is a martial cosmopolitan; the forces he constructed and the strategy by which he employed them were the hybrid products of his own experience on the American frontier and European precedents for both grande and petite guerre. Ultimately, they served his nation's dearest interests: independence and territorial expansion at the expense of American Indians. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Military History Vol.78, No.3; Jul.2014: p.961-993 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Military History Vol.78, No.3; Jul.2014: p.961-993 |
| Key Words | American Warfare ; George Washington ; Warfare Strategy ; Military Strategy ; American Indians ; Territorial Expansion ; European Precedents ; American Frontier ; European Orthodoxy ; History - United States ; American Military Tradition - AMT |