In Command: Theodore Roosevelt and the American Military

by Matthew Oyos

2019 Theodore Roosevelt Association Book Prize

Although Theodore Roosevelt was not a wartime president, he took his role as commander in chief very seriously. In Command explores Roosevelt's efforts to modernize the American military before, during, and after his presidency (1901-9). Matthew Oyos examines the evolution of Roosevelt's ideas about military force in the age of industry and explores his drive to promote new institutions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612349676
• ISBN13: 9781612349671
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.0"