The evolution of U.S. military policy from the Constitution to the present. Volume I : the old regime: the army, militia, and volunteers from Colonial times to the Spanish-American War / Gian P. Gentile, [and 3 others].

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

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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