02749cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000400012624500220016625000200018826400510020830000470025933600260030633700260033233800360035850000770039450000310047150801810050252014670068353400810215065300350223165300390226685600510230585600430235677647UtSlPG20260610134811.0mcr n260607r20261939utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a39004475  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aUA1 aGanoe, William Addleman,d1881-196610aSoldiers unmasked  aSecond edition. 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2026  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aTen radio talks on the activities of the American army in war and peace.  aRelease date is 2026-01-08  aTim Lindell, chenzw, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)  a"Soldiers unmasked" by William Addleman Ganoe is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. It expands a series of radio talks into a spirited defense of the American soldier, arguing that the military has been a builder and preserver of peace rather than a maker of war, while tracing how unpreparedness has repeatedly cost the nation lives and treasure.

The opening of the book explains how the project grew from radio talks, then tackles public prejudice and ignorance about soldiers’ work. It argues that U.S. soldiers have consistently prepared against war and advanced the nation in peace—citing exploration (Lewis and Clark, Pike), infrastructure and engineering (early railroads, the Panama Canal), medical breakthroughs (Walter Reed and yellow fever), disaster relief, communications, aviation, and even management of the CCC. The narrative then turns to the high cost of neglect: a wry “football” retelling of the Revolutionary War’s uneven performance, the War of 1812 debacles caused by untrained troops, the Mexican War’s swift success under trained leadership, and the Civil War’s chaotic mobilization, mismanagement, and needless casualties. This portion closes by noting the volatile postwar moment—Fenians, Reconstruction tensions, Maximilian in Mexico, and frontier violence—and how a now-trained U.S. force under Sheridan projected stabilizing strength on the border. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cHarrisburg, PA: Military Service Publishing Co., 1939  aUnited States. Army -- History  aUnited States -- History, Military4 uhttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.3901506456221140uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77647