A Wilderness of Miseries: War and Warriors in Early AmericaBloomsbury Academic, 3 dec 1980 - 250 pagina's |
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... leaders generally believed their subjects were more virtuous , enlightened , less obsequious , and more materialistic than European commoners . Because of their virtue and acumen , the leadership believed , Americans would fight ...
... leaders generally believed their subjects were more virtuous , enlightened , less obsequious , and more materialistic than European commoners . Because of their virtue and acumen , the leadership believed , Americans would fight ...
Pagina 88
... leaders . Generally better educated than yeomen and artisans , the elite were largely expected to acquire military skills through their own initiative , an expectation that persisted because colonists presumed war was immutable and ...
... leaders . Generally better educated than yeomen and artisans , the elite were largely expected to acquire military skills through their own initiative , an expectation that persisted because colonists presumed war was immutable and ...
Pagina 111
... leaders . Some politicians , like John Adams , thought too many officers were " ackward , illiterate , ill - bred " types , but he concluded that this had occurred because of republican " jealousy . . .of men of learning , and a wish to ...
... leaders . Some politicians , like John Adams , thought too many officers were " ackward , illiterate , ill - bred " types , but he concluded that this had occurred because of republican " jealousy . . .of men of learning , and a wish to ...
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The Nature of American | 1 |
War and Society | 3 |
The Indian Wars | 29 |
Copyright | |
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A Wilderness of Miseries: War and Warriors in Early America John Ferling Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 1980 |
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