In Command (Hardcover)

Matthew Oyos

ISBN 10: 1612349676 / ISBN 13: 9781612349671

Published by Potomac Books Inc, Dulles, 2018

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Hardcover. 2019 Theodore Roosevelt Association Book Prize Although Theodore Roosevelt was not a wartime president, he took his role as commander in chief very seriously. In Command explores Roosevelts efforts to modernize the American military before, during, and after his presidency (19019). Matthew Oyos examines the evolution of Roosevelts ideas about military force in the age of industry and explores his drive to promote new institutions of command: technological innovations, militia reform, and international military missions. Oyos places these developments into broader themes of Progressive Era reform, civil-military tensions, and Roosevelts ideas of national cultural vitality and civic duty.In Command focuses on Roosevelts career-long commitment to transforming the military institutions of the United States. Roosevelts promotion of innovative military technologies, his desire to inject the officer corps with fresh vigor, and his role in building new institutions for command changed the American military landscape. His attempt to modernize the military while struggling with the changing nature of warfare during his time resonates with and provides unique insight into the challenges presented by todays rapidly changing strategic environment. In Command explores Theodore Roosevelt's efforts to modernize the American Military before, during, and after his presidency. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In Command (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc, Dulles
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1612349676
• ISBN 13: 9781612349671
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

2019 Theodore Roosevelt Association Book Prize

Although Theodore Roosevelt was not a wartime president, he took his role as commander in chief very seriously. In Command explores Roosevelt’s efforts to modernize the American military before, during, and after his presidency (1901–9). Matthew Oyos examines the evolution of Roosevelt’s ideas about military force in the age of industry and explores his drive to promote new institutions of command: technological innovations, militia reform, and international military missions. Oyos places these developments into broader themes of Progressive Era reform, civil-military tensions, and Roosevelt’s ideas of national cultural vitality and civic duty.

In Command focuses on Roosevelt’s career-long commitment to transforming the military institutions of the United States. Roosevelt’s promotion of innovative military technologies, his desire to inject the officer corps with fresh vigor, and his role in building new institutions for command changed the American military landscape. His attempt to modernize the military while struggling with the changing nature of warfare during his time resonates with and provides unique insight into the challenges presented by today’s rapidly changing strategic environment.

About the Author

Matthew Oyos is a professor of history at Radford University. He has published articles on Theodore Roosevelt in the Journal of Military History, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and the Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.