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03699aam a2200385 i 4500 001 3FE2DF4045E811E3A4FDE4CADAD10320 003 SILO 005 20131105010132 008 130102t20132013ksuab b s001 0 eng 010 $a 2012049027 020 $a 0700619151 (cloth : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780700619153 (cloth : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)818143738 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OUP $d NHA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-usu-- $a n-usu-- 050 00 $a UB413 $b .W39 2013 082 00 $a 355.00975/09034 $2 23 100 1 $a Watson, Samuel J. 245 10 $a Peacekeepers and conquerors : $b the Army Officer Corps on the American frontier, 1821-1846 / $c Samuel J. Watson. 264 1 $a Lawrence, Kansas : $b University Press of Kansas, $c [2013] 300 $a xvi, 636 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Modern war studies 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 579-618) and index. 505 0 $a National military expansion on the Western frontier : contexts, comparisons, and outcomes -- Subordination and discretion : the dilemmas of expansion, peacekeeping, and civil-military relations on the Northwestern frontier -- Federal authority under attack : the Army, Southern States, and citizens during the Adams administration -- The Army and the Jacksonians tangle on the Southern frontier : Indian removal and civil-military relations, 1831-1834 -- The Army and Cherokee removal : coercive diplomacy, peacekeeping, and preventing mass atrocity amid civil-military tension, 1836-1838 -- "This thankless...unholy war" : the crisis of military reactions to removal in the Second Seminole War -- "The duty of a soldier to obey" : disenchantment, dissent, and the crucible of professional accountability in the Second Seminole War -- Changing attitudes toward foreign relations : the dilemmas of discipline and international order along the Canadian border, 1815-1838 -- Maintaining national sovereignty and keeping international peace : operations to suppress American filibusters against Canada, 1838-1841 -- The dilemmas of sovereignty and expansion : peacekeeping and law enforcement along the Texas border, 1821-1838 -- Cautious interventions and power projection : Southern Plains diplomacy, dragoon expeditions, and the initial move into Texas -- Manifest destiny meets military professionalism : the Army faces Britain and Mexico, 1844-1846 -- Conclusion : Army, state, and profession in nineteenth-century American history -- Appendices: A. The spectrum of coercive diplomacy and deterrence -- B. Officers who became civilian territorial or senior federal executive branch officials, 1814-1846 -- C. Army officers who served as Indian agents, 1814-1846 -- D. Combat arms field-grade officer resignations, 1822-1846 -- E. Schematic illustrations of the dynamics of U.S. territorial expansion -- F. Major campaigns or deployments against Indians, apart from the Seminole wars -- G. Major expeditions or deployments to project American power against non-Indian opponents -- H. Major campaigns or deployments upholding national sovereignty against U.S. citizens. 610 10 $a United States. $b Army $x History $x History $y 19th century. 651 0 $a Southern States $x History, Military $y 19th century. 650 0 $a United States $x History $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Civil-military relations $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Indians of North America $x Wars $y 1815-1875. 830 0 $a Modern war studies. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191214021204.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826073450.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3FE2DF4045E811E3A4FDE4CADAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search