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| | Chief Of Staff Of The Army's Professional Reading List |
 | | 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. |
 | | Although in size, organization, and general attitudes it had progressed little from its Indian fighting days, a minority of officers were already forming professional organizations, establishing professional journals and schools, and attempting otherwise to modernize the service for the twentieth century. |
 | | 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. |
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