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100 1 _aGanoe, William Addleman,
_d1881-1966
245 1 0 _aSoldiers unmasked
250 _aSecond edition.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2026
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTen radio talks on the activities of the American army in war and peace.
500 _aRelease date is 2026-01-08
508 _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.)
520 _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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cHarrisburg, PA: Military Service Publishing Co., 1939
653 _aUnited States. Army -- History
653 _aUnited States -- History, Military
856 4 _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015064562211
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77647
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