U.S. Army Before and After Andrew Jackson
2017-12-16T14:00:10-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYzg5XC8yMDE3MTIxNjE0NDgxMDAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==U.S. Military Academy history professor Samuel Watson presented a talk titled “The Army before and after Andrew Jackson.” Professor Watson is the author of the 2012 book, Jackson’s Sword: The Army Officer Corps on the American Frontier, 1810-1821, and a 2013 sequel titled Peacekeepers and Conquerors: The Army Officer Corps on the American Frontier, 1821-1846. Professor Watson argued that the Army officer corps provided stability as the nation expanded into frontier regions.
U.S. Military Academy history professor Samuel Watson presented a talk titled “The Army before and after Andrew Jackson.” Professor Watson i… read more
U.S. Military Academy history professor Samuel Watson presented a talk titled “The Army before and after Andrew Jackson.” Professor Watson is the author of the 2012 book, Jackson’s Sword: The Army Officer Corps on the American Frontier, 1810-1821, and a 2013 sequel titled Peacekeepers and Conquerors: The Army Officer Corps on the American Frontier, 1821-1846. Professor Watson argued that the Army officer corps provided stability as the nation expanded into frontier regions. close
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