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 | | Some of the book’s major themes are the dynamic interrelationship of American military, social, and political institutions, the interplay between regulars and part-time citizen soldiers, the gradual professionalization of military institutions, and the impact of industrial and technological developments on military affairs. |
 | | For the serving soldier, it provides a concise overview, without excessive and confusing detail, of the evolution of the military institution of which he is a part, in the context of the history of western civilization. |
 | | Especially today, as the military officer again becomes a distinct minority in a society largely divorced from soldierly concerns, he or she can profit from understanding that this is not a new development and observing how their counterparts in the past attempted, with varying success, to deal with it. |
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