The Evolution of U.S. Military Policy from the Constitution to the Present: The Old Regime: The Army, Militia, and Volunteers from Colonial Times to the Spanish-American War (Volume I)

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Tracing the evolution of the U.S. Army throughout American history, the authors of this four-volume series show that there is no such thing as a “traditional” U.S. military policy. Rather, the laws that authorize, empower, and govern the U.S. armed forces emerged from long-standing debates and a series of legislative compromises between 1903 and 1940. Volume I traces U.S. military policy from the colonial era through the Spanish-American War. Cover Title Page Copyright Preface Series Introduction Contents Summary Acknowledgments CHAPTER ONE: Introduction CHAPTER TWO: The Antecedents of U.S. Military Policy: Colonial Times to the Constitution Colonial Militias George Washington’s “Sentiments on a Peace Establishment” Framing the U.S. Constitution Conclusion CHAPTER THREE: Adapting the Constitution to the Security Demands of the New Republic Introduction The Uniform Militia Act of 1792 The 1792 Calling Forth Act The 1795 Calling Forth Act and the 1807 Insurrection Act Conclusion CHAPTER FOUR: Getting By: Increasing the Size of the Army, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the U.S. Civil War Introduction The Types of 19th Century American Militias The War of 1812 The Calhoun Expansible Army Plan, 1820 The Mexican War (1846–1847) The Civil War (1861–1865) Conclusion CHAPTER FIVE: Attempts at Army Reform: The Post–Civil War Years to the Spanish-American War Introduction Post–Civil War Developments: The Rise of the Modern National Guard The Influence of Emory Upton and the Expansible Army Concept Conclusion CHAPTER SIX: The United States Enters the World Stage: The Army and the Spanish-American War Demobilization and the Occupation Conclusion CHAPTER SEVEN: Volume Conclusion APPENDIXES A. Summary Table of 19th Century Militias and Volunteer Forces B. Summary Table of Legislation Pertaining to the Evolution of U.S. Military Policy C. Taxonomy of Important Terms References