In Dr. Barry Stentiford's latest book for Army University Press, Army Expansions offers readers a primer on the various versions of "armies" raised in the United States since before the American Revolution and through contemporary operations. Stentiford examines the merits and shortcomings of the methods in expanding armies, highlighting how the military and government crafted guidelines that worked within the bounds of what was practical and acceptable to American values. By exploring these methods used in the past, models are provided for direct commissions and wartime expansion, without the resulting bloat in the post-war officer corps.

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