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Book SynopsisEmory Upton (1839-1881) is widely recognized as one of America's most influential military thinkers. Yet as David Fitzpatrick contends, Upton is also misunderstood as an antidemocratic militaristic zealot. In biography, Fitzpatrick, the leading authority on Upton, radically revises our view of this important figure in American military thought.
Trade ReviewThis superbly researched and entertaining book is a pathbreaking reconsideration of one of America's most influential military intellectuals. David J. Fitzpatrick's study will appeal to all those interested in the Civil War, the U.S. Army, and American military policy."" - Brian McAllister Linn, author of
Elvis's Army: Cold War GIs and the Atomic Battlefield""David Fitzpatrick successfully challenges traditional interpretations not only of Emory Upton but also of the army's failure to implement substantive reforms following the Civil War. Anyone interested in the development of tactics and American military policy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries needs to read this book."" - Robert Wooster, author of
The American Military Frontiers: The United States Army in the West, 1783 - 1900The author has exhaustively consulted myriad primary and secondary sources to produce this well-written study. He concludes that Upton has been a misunderstood reformer, writing that instead of being considered the enemy of the citizen-soldier, ""he was in fact his advocate."" This book is highly recommended to all readers who are interested in the evolution of American military policy. -
The Journal of America's Military Past
