Shield of Republic/Sword of Empire: A Bibliography of United States Military Affairs, 1783-1846

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Between the Revolution and the Mexican war, the American republic grew from being a collection of weakly unified states to being a formidable world power. This bibliographic volume covers the first sixty years of United States military history, from 1783 to 1846, a time that has been largely neglected in historical scholarship. The entire range of military affairs, from international diplomacy and ideological considerations to influential presidents, secretaries, and military and naval personalities, is treated in detail throughout this comprehensive bibliography. By addressing Shay's Rebellion, the Indian Wars of the Old Northwest, the Tripolitan War, and other political and diplomatic events, the volume helps to put into context the military trends and activities of an important historical period. Each of the book's chapters has its own distinct format, but all are linked through an extensive network of cross references. The first chapter provides a general overview of the entire period, detailed chronologically, with separate listings for wars and events and appropriate subheadings for politics and diplomacy, prisoners, and contemporary accounts. Chapters two and three cover the United States Army and Navy, respectively, and group their listings around subjects such as history, policy, administration, personnel, and deployment. The fourth chapter uses a subject and subtopic format in covering the militia, Canada, and Indians, and the final chapter provides an alphabetical listing of biographies. Extensive author and subject indexes are included.

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.,."Fredriksen provides scholars with a variety of source materials, including general studies, journal articles and Ph.D. dissertations, on an important period in United States history."-Georiga Historical Quarterly
." . . this work contains topics that are sometimes not considered to be military in nature such as the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the expeditions of John C. Fremont. . . . [W]hat is important about this book is that the compiler has included a very large number of references to aid the researcher in his quest for information. There are also extensive author and subject indexes included which make this work an even more useful tool."-Denver Westerner's ROUNDUP
. . . this work contains topics that are sometimes not considered to be military in nature such as the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the expeditions of John C. Fremont. . . . [W]hat is important about this book is that the compiler has included a very large number of references to aid the researcher in his quest for information. There are also extensive author and subject indexes included which make this work an even more useful tool.-Denver Westerner's ROUNDUP
...Fredriksen provides scholars with a variety of source materials, including general studies, journal articles and Ph.D. dissertations, on an important period in United States history.-Georiga Historical Quarterly
This excellent bibliography covers the six decades of American military and naval experience between the American Revolution and the Mexican-American War and is an updated, extension, and supplement to the author's previous work, Free Trade and Sailor's Rights.-East Texas Historical Association
..."Fredriksen provides scholars with a variety of source materials, including general studies, journal articles and Ph.D. dissertations, on an important period in United States history."-Georiga Historical Quarterly
"This excellent bibliography covers the six decades of American military and naval experience between the American Revolution and the Mexican-American War and is an updated, extension, and supplement to the author's previous work, Free Trade and Sailor's Rights."-East Texas Historical Association

Author Bio

JOHN C. FREDRIKSEN holds a master's degree in American History from the University of Michigan and a master's of Library Science from the University of Rhode Island. He is the compiler of Free Trade and Sailor's Rights: A Bibliography of the War of 1812 (Greenwood Press, 1985).