Military Necessity : Civil-Military Relations in the Confederacy (In War and in Peace: U.S. Civil-Military Relations)
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“Any studying Confederate military history and experience will want to place Paul D. Escott's MILITARY NECESSITY: CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS IN THE CONFEDERACY on their reading list as something a bit out of the ordinary. No light coverage, Professor Escott's history analyzes how life was militarized in the Confederacy and considers the evolving relationships between commanders, legislators, and Jefferson Davis' administration as the South entered war times and hardships. The military had a big impact on policy and also on civil society: MILITARY NECESSITY charts these changes and documents crisis points and relationships between military and civil society.”–
Book Description
Never before or since in American history have the needs and influence of the military weighed so heavily on society. Escott analyzes the militarization of life in the Confederacy and probes the relationships between military commanders, legislators, and Jefferson Davis and his administration. As the South struggled to wage an exhausting war against the North, military necessity increasingly determined policy and shaped all aspects of life. The military had an increasingly large impact not only on policy but also on events inside civil society. Military men played important roles in bringing about extensive social change, enforcing law and order, and placing significant restrictions on individual freedoms.
Military Necessity : Civil-Military Relations in the Confederacy (In War and in Peace: U.S. Civil-Military Relations)
Military Necessity: Civil-Military Relations in the Confederacy (In War and in Peace: U.S. Civil-Military Relations),Paul D. Escott,Praeger Security International General Interest-Cloth,0275983137,Civil-military relations,Confederate States of America,History,History - Military / War,Military,Military - General,Military policy,Politics and government,United States - Civil War,History / Military / General
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