Peter M. Karsten

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Peter M. Karsten is Chairman of the Department of History at the University of Pittsburgh and co-director of the Pittsburgh Center for Social History. He is the author of Patriot-Heroes in England and America, The Naval Aristocracy, Law, Soldiers and Combat and Military Threats.

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Military in America

By Peter M. Karsten

From the reliance on militia and the Minutemen of the American Revolution to the all-volunteer specialized troops of today, these twelve essays analyze the continuities and changes in the conduct of war over the past three centuries. In this completely revised second edition, new essays explore N...

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