{"product_id":"a-scientific-way-of-war-antebellum-military-science-west-point-and-the-origins-of-american-military-thought-paperback-softback-9781496230553","title":"A Scientific Way of War; Antebellum Military Science, West Point, and the Origins of American Military Thought (Paperback \/ softback) 9781496230553","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Scientific Way of War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAntebellum Military Science, West Point, and the Origins of American Military Thought\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIan C. Hope (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496230553\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 June 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e354 pages, 12 illustrations, 11 maps, 8 tables, index\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Hope has written a book that will stand the test of time as the definitive treatise of the development of a professional American army.\"-Robert Grandchamp, \u003ci\u003eBlue \u0026amp; Gray Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Hope has persuasively challenged the standard narrative about West Point, the \"Old Army,\" and the evolution of American military doctrine. Scholars whose work involves these topics cannot afford to overlook this book.\"-Rob Andrew Jr., \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"This book is remarkably researched and cogently written, and it will make itself invaluable in the understanding of both the antebellum army and its officers' education.\"-Bradford Wineman, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eA Scientific Way of War: Antebellum Military Science, West Point, and the Origins of American Military Thought\u003c\/i\u003e, Hope demonstrates that the science of military thought and theory during this period was about much more than simply preparing for and waging continental war.\"-Andrew J. Ziebell, \u003ci\u003eArmy History\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"A well-researched and well-written contribution to the early development of American military thought. Readers who are interested in West Point and the essential role that its graduates played in both the Mexican and Civil Wars will find the book to be especially interesting.\"-Roger Cunningham, \u003ci\u003eJournal of America's Military Past\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Scientific Way of War\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to both professionals and lay persons with a serious interest in the US Army, its premier professional Academy, nineteenth-century American defense policy, the nature of a particular national approach to military theory and doctrine, and the professionalization of the American armed forces.\"-Richard Swain, \u003ci\u003eMichigan War Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"A detailed, thoughtful, and provocative explanation of the evolution of the U.S. Army's understanding of military science and why this scientific view of war was so important in the nation's military history and to the conduct of the Civil War.\"—Brian McAllister Linn, Ralph R. Thomas Professor in Liberal Arts at Texas A\u0026amp;M University and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Echo of Battle: The Army's Way of War\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e “Truly original. . . . No other scholar has so successfully explained what Americans understood by the phrase ‘military science’ as taught-and modified over time-at West Point, and how that doctrine related to the nation’s geographic position, quest for internal development, and preparation for and perceptions of war.”-Peter Maslowski, professor emeritus of history at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and author of \u003ci\u003eLooking for a Hero: Joe Ronnie Hooper and the Vietnam War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Highly recommended to any reader interested in the early development of the U.S. army.\"-\u003ci\u003eCivil War Books and Authors\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“[Ian Hope’s] keen insights and original interpretations come through clearly in his new book, \u003ci\u003eA Scientific Way of War\u003c\/i\u003e. His penetrating analyses revolutionize our understanding of American military thinking in the antebellum era. This book is required reading for anyone who would understand generalship and high command in the American Civil War.”-Richard J. Sommers, senior historian emeritus, U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, U.S. Army War College\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e While faith in the Enlightenment was waning elsewhere by 1850, at the United States Military Academy at West Point and in the minds of academy graduates serving throughout the country Enlightenment thinking persisted, asserting that war was governable by a grand theory accessible through the study of military science. Officers of the regular army and instructors at the military academy and their political superiors all believed strongly in the possibility of acquiring a perfect knowledge of war through the proper curriculum. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e   \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Scientific Way of War\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes how the doctrine of military science evolved from teaching specific Napoleonic applications to embracing subjects that were useful for war in North America. Drawing from a wide array of materials, Ian C. Hope refutes earlier charges of a lack of professionalization in the antebellum American army and an overreliance on the teachings of Swiss military theorist Antoine de Jomini. Instead, Hope shows that inculcation in West Point’s American military curriculum eventually came to provide the army with an officer corps that shared a common doctrine and common skill in military problem solving. The proliferation of military science ensured that on the eve of the Civil War there existed a distinctly American, and scientific, way of war. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eList of Illustrations \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Colonial and Early National Military Science \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Army Reforms, 1815–\u003cbr\u003e1820 \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. West Point’\u003cbr\u003es Scientific Curriculum \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. Internal Improvements \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5. Jacksonian Military Science \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e6. Military Science during and after the Mexican War \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e7. Antebellum Military Science \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e8. Military Science in the Civil War \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eConclusion \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAppendix A. West Point Curricula \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAppendix B. Antebellum and Civil War Officer Statistics \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNotes \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBibliography \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIndex \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52600017879320,"sku":"9781496230553","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-scientific-way-of-war-antebellum-military-science-west-point-and-the-origins-of-american-military-thought-paperback-softback-9781496230553","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}