Edward M Coffman
Biographic Data
| ID | 3629805 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edward M Coffman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edward M |
| FAMILY NAME | Coffman |
| SIGNATURE | COFFMAN E M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 48 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 48 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1954 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Regulars
The Regulars: The American Army, 1898–1941
"In 1898 the American Regular Army was a small frontier constabulary engaged in skirmishes with Indians and protesting workers. Forty-three years later, in 1941, it was a large modern army ready to wage global war against the Germans and the Japanese. In this definitive social history of America's standing army, military historian Edward Coffman tells how that critical transformation was accomplished. Coffman has spent years immersed in the offic…
The Regulars: The American Army, 1898-1941
Educating the U.S. Army: Arthur L. Wagner and Reform, 1875-1905
The Duality of the American Military Tradition: A Commentary
Talking about War: Reflections on Doing Oral History and Military History
Journal Article Talking about War: Reflections on Doing Oral History and Military History Get access Edward M. Coffman Edward M. Coffman professor emeritus of history University of Wisconsin-Madison Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 87, Issue 2, September 2000, Pages 582–592, https://doi.org/10.2307/2568765 Published: 01 September 2000
Agent of Destiny: The Life and Times of General Winfield Scott
From a renowned historian and son of President Dwight D. Eisenhower comes the first-ever biography of General Winfield Scott, the towering commander, a hero of the War of 1812, who was instrumental in shaping America's border and who created the modern U.S. military. 16-page photo insert
The Operational Art: Developments in the Theories of War , edited by J.C. McKercher and Michael A. Hennessy
"The Operational Art: Developments in the Theories of War, edited by J.C. McKercher and Michael A. Hennessy." Canadian Journal of History, 34(1), pp. 150–151
Remembering War the American Way
Goodbye to Old Peking: The Wartime Letters of U.S. Marine Captain John Seymour Letcher, 1937-1939
The Course of Military History in the United States Since World War II
Cantigny at Seventy-Five: A Professional Discussion
The American 15th Infantry Regiment in China, 1912-1938: A Vignette in Social History
Blood Brothers: A Short History of the Civil War. Texas A&M University Military History Series
Nelson A. Miles and the Twilight of the Frontier Army
Journal Article Nelson A. Miles and the Twilight of the Frontier Army. By Robert Wooster. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1993. xvi, 391 pp. $35.00, ISBN 0-8032-4759-1.) Get access Edward M. Coffman Edward M. Coffman University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 81, Issue 2, September 1994, Pages 732–733, https://doi.org/10.2307/2081…
Lejeune: A Marine's Life, 1867-1942
Journal Article Le jeune: A Marine's Life, 1867–1942. By Merrill L. Bartlett. (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1991. xxii + 214 pp. $24.95, ISBN 0-87249-771-2.) Get access Edward M. Coffman Edward M. Coffman University of Wisconsin, Madison Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 79, Issue 4, March 1993, Page 1651, https://doi.org/10.2307/2080314 Published: 01 Marc…
"A Soldier Is Also a Citizen": The Controversy over Military Justice, 1917-1920
The Long Shadow of The Soldier and the State
Soldiers and Scholars: The U.S. Army and the Uses of Military History, 1865-1920
Journal Article Soldiers and Scholars: The U.S. Army and the Uses of Military History, 1865–1920. By Carol Reardon. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1990. viii + 270 pp. $35.00.) Get access Edward M. Coffman Edward M. Coffman U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 78, Issue 3, December 1991, Page 1099, https://doi.org/10.2307/20…
Understanding the First World War: Illusions and Realities
Soldiers, Sutlers, and Settlers: Garrison Life on the Texas Frontier
The Old Army: A Portrait of the American Army in Peacetime, 1784-1898
The Army Officer and the Constitution
Thursday, 17 September 1987, marks the 200th anniversary of the United States Constitution. To ensure that this historic event is properly commemorated, Congress created the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution. As its Constitutional Bicentennial feature, Parameters publishes Professor Coffman's article on the officer and the Constitution. The article was adapted from a lecture Professor Coffman presented at Carlisle B…
Military History in the American Mainstream
The Old Army: A Portrait of the American Army in Peacetime, 1784-1898
The War to End All Wars: The American Military Experience in World War I
The War to End All Wars is considered by many to be the best single account of America's participation in World War I. Covering famous battles, the birth of the air force, naval engagements, the War Department, and experiences of the troops, this indispensable volume is again available in paperback for students and general readers
History of the Second Seminole War, 1835-1842
The American Way of War: A History of United States Military Strategy and Policy
Journal Article The American Way of War: A History of United States Military Strategy and Policy. By Russell F. Weigley. (New York: Macmillan, 1973. xxiii + 584 pp. Maps, notes, select bibliography, and index. $12.95.) Get access Edward M. Coffman Edward M. Coffman University of Wisconsin, Madison Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 60, Issue 4, March 1974, Pages 1090–1091, …
The Day They Almost Bombed Moscow: The Allied War in Russia 1918-1920
Journal Article The Day They Almost Bombed Moscow: The Allied War in Russia 1918–1920. By Christopher Dobson and John Miller. (New York: Atheneum, 1986. 288 pp. $16.95.) Get access Edward M. Coffman Edward M. Coffman U.S. Army Military History Institute Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 74, Issue 1, June 1987, Pages 208–209, https://doi.org/10.2307/1908593 Published: 01 Ju…
The Emergence of the War Department Intelligence Agency: 1885-1918
Journal Article The Emergence of the War Department Intelligence Agency: 1885–1918. By Marc B. Powe. (Manhattan, Kansas: Military Affairs, 1975. xii + 146 pp. Charts, appendix, notes, and bibliography. Paper, $6.00.) Get access Edward M. Coffman Edward M. Coffman University of Wisconsin, Madison Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 62, Issue 3, December 1975, Pages 723–724, h…
The Hilt of the Sword: The Career of Peyton C. March
Journal Article The Hilt of the Sword: The Career of Peyton C. March. By Edward M. Coffman. (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1966. xi + 346 pp. Maps, illustrations, notes, bibliography, and index. $10.00.) Get access David F. Trask David F. Trask University of Nebraska Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 53, Issue 2, September 1966, Pages 384–385, https://doi.org/10.…
Confederate Agent: A Discovery in History
The Hilt of the Sword: The Career of Peyton C. March
Journal Article The Hilt of the Sword: The Career of Peyton C. March. By Edward M. Coffman. (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1966. xi + 346 pp. Maps, illustrations, notes, bibliography, and index. $10.00.) Get access David F. Trask David F. Trask University of Nebraska Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 53, Issue 2, September 1966, Pages 384–385, https://doi.org/10.…
Duty, Honor, Country: A History of West Point
Men of the Pentagon: From Forrestal to McNamara
Journal Article Men of the Pentagon: From Forrestal to McNamara. By Carl W. Borklund. (New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1966. xi + 236 pp. $5.95.) Get access Edward M. Coffman Edward M. Coffman University of Wisconsin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 54, Issue 1, June 1967, Pages 195–196, https://doi.org/10.2307/1900420 Published: 01 June 1967
History of the Second Seminole War, 1835-1842
The War to End All Wars: The American Military Experience in World War I
West Point: The Men and Times of the United States Military Academy
The War To End All Wars: The American Military Experience in World War I
The War to End All Wars: The American Military Experience in World War I
The War to End All Wars is considered by many to be the best single account of America's participation in World War I. Covering famous battles, the birth of the air force, naval engagements, the War Department, and experiences of the troops, this indispensable volume is again available in paperback for students and general readers
An American in the Army and Ymca, 1917-1920: The Diary of David Lee Shillinglaw
Journal Article An American in the Army and YMCA, 1917–1920: The Diary of David Lee Shillinglaw. Ed. by Glen E. Holt. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1971. xiv + 219 pp. Illustrations, notes, and index. Paper.) Get access Edward M. Coffman Edward M. Coffman University of Wisconsin, Madison Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 59, Issue 2, September 1972, Pages 454–455,…
Try Us: The Story of the Washington Artillery in World War II: Louisiana Casualty Lists WW II
Journal Article Try Us: The Story of the Washington Artillery in World War II: Louisiana Casualty Lists WW II. By Powell A. Casey. (Baton Rouge: Claitor's, 1971. xvii + 531 pp. Maps and illustrations. $15.00.) Get access Edward M. Coffman Edward M. Coffman University of Wisconsin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 58, Issue 4, March 1972, Pages 1052–1053, https://doi.org/10…
Guerrilla Warrior: The Early Life of John J. Pershing
Journal Article Guerrilla Warrior: The Early Life of John J. Pershing. By Donald Smythe. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1973. Maps, illustrations, appendix, notes, bibliography, and index. $10.95.) Get access Edward M. Coffman Edward M. Coffman University of Wisconsin, Madison Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 60, Issue 4, March 1974, Pages 1159–1160, https://doi.org/…
The American Way of War: A History of United States Military Strategy and Policy
Journal Article The American Way of War: A History of United States Military Strategy and Policy. By Russell F. Weigley. (New York: Macmillan, 1973. xxiii + 584 pp. Maps, notes, select bibliography, and index. $12.95.) Get access Edward M. Coffman Edward M. Coffman University of Wisconsin, Madison Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 60, Issue 4, March 1974, Pages 1090–1091, …
The Emergence of the War Department Intelligence Agency: 1885-1918
Journal Article The Emergence of the War Department Intelligence Agency: 1885–1918. By Marc B. Powe. (Manhattan, Kansas: Military Affairs, 1975. xii + 146 pp. Charts, appendix, notes, and bibliography. Paper, $6.00.) Get access Edward M. Coffman Edward M. Coffman University of Wisconsin, Madison Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 62, Issue 3, December 1975, Pages 723–724, h…
Baston of the Philippine Scouts
The American Regular Army Officer Corps Between the World Wars: A Collective Biography
The Emergence of Military Managers: Pershing and Marshall
Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton
America Arms for a New Century: The Making of a Great Military Power
Journal Article America Arms for a New Century: The Making of a Great Military Power. By James L. Abrahamson. (New York: Free Press, 1981. xv + 253 pp. Illustrations, table, appendix, notes, bibliograpical essay, and index. $17.95 Get access Edward M. Coffman Edward M. Coffman University of Wisconsin, Madison Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 68, Issue 4, March 1982, Pages…
Marshall: Hero For Our Times, by Leonard Mosley
The Old Army: A Portrait of the American Army in Peacetime, 1784-1898
The Old Army: A Portrait of the American Army in Peacetime, 1784-1898
The Army Officer and the Constitution
Thursday, 17 September 1987, marks the 200th anniversary of the United States Constitution. To ensure that this historic event is properly commemorated, Congress created the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution. As its Constitutional Bicentennial feature, Parameters publishes Professor Coffman's article on the officer and the Constitution. The article was adapted from a lecture Professor Coffman presented at Carlisle B…
Military History in the American Mainstream
The Old Army: A Portrait of the American Army in Peacetime, 1784-1898
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