This bibliographic volume covers the first 60 years of United States military history, from 1783 to 1846. The entire range of military affairs from international diplomacy and ideological considerations to influential presidents, secretaries and military and naval personalities is considered.

Includes index.

"The six decades spanning 1783 and 1846 were formative ones for the United States military establishment, and helped define its role in the national agenda ... This was a dynamic, decisive period in the history of North America, replete with great lives, ideas and events. But like many important historical periods, it suffered from a surprising lack of bibliographic tools, to assist scholar and layman in their studies. This book is an attempt to address that lacunae, and presents researchers with a wide variety of carefully assembled scholarship on all facets of the American military equation, from 1783 to 1846"