Provide for the Common Defense

Provide for the Common Defense PDF Author: Dave Richard Palmer
Publisher: Presidio Press
ISBN: 9780891417590
Category : Civil-military relations
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
The military clauses were perhaps the most contentious in the drafting of the constitution. The old Continental Congress had had an abysmal record in taking care of the army. Promises made to soldiers during the war remained unfulfilled. At the same time, American distrust of European-style professional armies ran deep.This masterful account of the creation of the Constitution shows our founding fathers at work and brings them to life.