The Writing of American Military History

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ISBN: 9780898753509 | 0898753503
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Copyright: 6/1/2001

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Introduction
General	p. 1
Military History in the Development of Esprit de Corps and Morale	p. 2
Esprit de Corps	p. 2
Morale	p. 3
Role of Symbols in Developing Morale	p. 4
Intangible Symbols	p. 4
Tangible Symbols	p. 7
Role of Unit History in Developing Morale	p. 7
Military Memoirs and Biography and Leadership	p. 7
Military History in Instruction and Training	p. 9
Military History and Planning	p. 10
Military History and Changes in Tactics and Techniques	p. 11
Learning from Experience and Experiences of Others	p. 11
Military History and Learning from the Vanquished	p. 12
Military History in Preparation for the Higher Direction of Military Affairs	p. 13
Military History in the Education of the American People	p. 15
The Study of American Military History
General	p. 16
A Progressive Course of Study in American Military History	p. 21
Historical Reading in First Five Years' Service	p. 21
Historical Reading--Five to Ten Years' Service	p. 22
Historical Reading--Ten to Fifteen Years' Service	p. 23
Historical Reading--Fifteen to Twenty-five Years' Service	p. 24
Sources of Information
General	p. 26
Personnel Having Knowledge of Military Events	p. 27
Libraries and Archives: How to Use Them	p. 28
Libraries: General Information	p. 28
Library Procedures	p. 29
Archival Collections	p. 36
American Military Organization and Records	p. 39
American Military Records and Collections	p. 40
Collections in Other Army Agencies, Washington, D. C.	p. 42
Military Collections Outside Washington, D. C.	p. 42
Published Documentary Material	p. 43
Unpublished Documentary Materials	p. 45
Guides to Library Materials	p. 47
Guides to Archives and Manuscript Collections	p. 48
Guides to Published Government Documents	p. 50
Guides to Maps	p. 51
Historical Atlases	p. 52
Military Museums and Collections: How to Use Them	p. 52
General	p. 52
Museums Maintained by the Armed Forces	p. 53
Museums Maintained by Civil Agencies of the United States	p. 53
Museums Maintained by Other Agencies	p. 54
Use of Military Museums and Collections	p. 54
Military Art	p. 54
Historical Films	p. 55
Research and Writing
General	p. 56
Steps in Research	p. 57
Choosing a Subject	p. 57
The Tentative Bibliography	p. 58
Preliminary Reading for General Orientation	p. 63
The Tentative Outline	p. 63
Taking Notes--Some General Considerations and Suggestions	p. 63
Arranging and Filing Notes	p. 65
Evaluating Material	p. 65
Final Steps Before Writing	p. 69
Writing the Draft	p. 70
When To Write	p. 70
Writing Aids	p. 71
Qualities of Good Writing	p. 72
Practice of Good Writing	p. 72
Authentic Background of the Period Studied	p. 74
Depth of Research	p. 75
Openmindedness and Objectivity	p. 76
Historical Writing of Current Military Events	p. 76
Use of Assembled Data in Writing Draft	p. 77
Perfecting the Draft	p. 77
Documentation	p. 78
Bibliography	p. 79
Tables, Charts, Maps, Illustrations	p. 79
Style Manual
Introduction	p. 80
Usage	p. 80
Capitalization	p. 80
Preferred Spellings	p. 80
Abbreviations and Symbols	p. 81
Italics	p. 81
Quotations	p. 82
Dates and Time	p. 82
Military Organizations	p. 83
Military Rank and Titles	p. 85
Foreign Words	p. 86
Footnotes	p. 87
Style	p. 87
Abbreviation and Capitalization	p. 88
Format	p. 89
Format	p. 93
Front Matter	p. 93
Tables	p. 94
Charts	p. 95
Maps	p. 95
Illustrations	p. 96
Appendixes	p. 96
Glossary	p. 96
Map Symbols	p. 96
Bibliographical Note	p. 96
Chronology	p. 97
The Index	p. 97
Bibliographies
Basic Works Bearing on Military Problems	p. 99
Source Material for the Writing of American Military History: General Works	p. 101
Bibliographies	p. 101
General Reference Works	p. 103
American History	p. 103
American Military History Combined with Military Dictionaries and Encyclopedias	p. 104
General Works	p. 104
Secondary Works	p. 104
Printed Sources	p. 105
Special Military Works	p. 106
Secondary Works	p. 106
Military Periodicals	p. 109
Source Material for the Writing of American Military History: 1607-1775	p. 110
Bibliographies	p. 110
General Works	p. 111
Secondary Works	p. 111
Printed Sources	p. 111
Special Military Works	p. 112
Secondary Works	p. 112
Printed Sources	p. 112
Source Material for the Writing of American Military History: 1775-1783	p. 113
Bibliographies	p. 113
General Works	p. 113
Secondary Works	p. 113
Printed Sources	p. 113
Special Military Works	p. 114
Secondary Works	p. 114
Printed Sources	p. 117
Source Material for the Writing of American Military History: 1783-1861	p. 118
Bibliographies	p. 118
General Works	p. 118
Secondary Works	p. 118
Printed Sources	p. 119
Special Military Works	p. 119
Secondary Works	p. 119
Printed Sources	p. 121
Source Material for the Writing of American Military History: 1861-1865	p. 123
Bibliographies	p. 123
General Works	p. 123
Secondary Works	p. 123
Printed Sources	p. 124
Special Military Works	p. 125
Secondary Works	p. 125
Printed Sources	p. 129
Source Material for the Writing of American Military History: 1865-1898	p. 131
Special Military Works	p. 131
Secondary Works	p. 131
Printed Sources	p. 131
Source Material for the Writing of American Military History: 1898-1903	p. 132
General Works	p. 132
Secondary Works	p. 132
Special Military Works	p. 132
Secondary Works	p. 132
Printed Sources	p. 133
Source Material for the Writing of American Military History: 1903-1919	p. 133
Bibliographies	p. 133
General Works	p. 134
Secondary Works	p. 134
Printed Sources	p. 134
Special Military Works	p. 134
Secondary Works	p. 134
Printed Sources	p. 136
Source Material for the Writing of American Military History: 1919-1947	p. 137
Bibliographies	p. 137
General Works	p. 138
Secondary Works	p. 138
Printed Sources	p. 138
Special Military Works	p. 138
Secondary Works	p. 138
Printed Sources	p. 141
Source Material for the Writing of American Military History: 1947-1954	p. 142
Special Military Works	p. 142
Secondary Works	p. 142
Printed Sources	p. 143
Index	p. 145
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