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A Proper Sense of Honor: Service and Sacrifice in George Washington's Army
A Proper Sense of Honor Service and Sacrifice in George Washington's Army
Author: Caroline Cox
This book examines the decision of the Revolutionary leadership to create a gentlemanly officer corps and the effects of the decision as the Continental Army's ranks came to be made up of society's poorest men. The differing standard of physical treatment for soldiers and officers in punishment, sickness, and death is the prism through which Car...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780807858615
ISBN-10: 0807858617
Publication Date: 8/27/2007
Pages: 368
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Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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