The Civilian and the Military: A History of the American Antimilitarist Tradition |
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... colonial militia laws , and the compulsory service they exacted , were designed to meet the occasional emergency of an Indian raid rather than a long - drawn - out war . Colonial militia service thus differed from modern military ...
... colonial militia laws , and the compulsory service they exacted , were designed to meet the occasional emergency of an Indian raid rather than a long - drawn - out war . Colonial militia service thus differed from modern military ...
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... colonies . Colonial feelings became clear in the outcry that was raised against British notions of a standing army of ten thousand men to pro- tect her North American empire . The difficulty in securing Ameri- can help against the ...
... colonies . Colonial feelings became clear in the outcry that was raised against British notions of a standing army of ten thousand men to pro- tect her North American empire . The difficulty in securing Ameri- can help against the ...
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... colonial agent , Benjamin Franklin compared colonial opposition to the presence of a British army to the outcry that would be raised in England were the King to import troops from North America or Ireland for use against the homeland ...
... colonial agent , Benjamin Franklin compared colonial opposition to the presence of a British army to the outcry that would be raised in England were the King to import troops from North America or Ireland for use against the homeland ...
Contents
The AngloAmerican Heritage | 3 |
The Founding Fathers Reaffirm Civil Supremacy | 18 |
The Defeat of the Federalist Military Plans | 32 |
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