About the book
In a comprehensive study of four decades of military policy, Brian McAllister Linn offers the first detailed history of the U.S. Army in Hawaii and the Philippines between 1902 and 1940. Most accounts focus on the months preceding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. By examining the years prior to the outbreak of war, Linn provides a new perspective on the complex evolution of events in the Pacific. Exhaustively researched, Guardians of Empire traces the development of U.S. defense policy in the region, concentrating on strategy, tactics, internal security, relations with local communities, and military technology.
Linn challenges earlier studies which argue that army officers either ignored or denigrated the Japanese threat and remained unprepared for war. He demonstrates instead that from 1907 onward military commanders in both Washington and the Pacific were vividly aware of the danger, that they developed a series of plans to avert it, and that they in fact identified — even if they could not solve — many of the problems that would become tragically apparent on 7 December 1941.
Editions of Guardians of Empire
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807823217
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780807848159
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807863015
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890868480
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In a comprehensive study of four decades of military policy, Brian McAllister Linn offers the first detailed history of the U.S. Army in Hawaii and the Philippines between 1902 and 1940. Most accounts focus on the months preceding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. By examining the years prior to the outbreak of war, Linn provides a new perspective on the complex evolution of events in the Pacific. Exhaustively researched, Guardians of Empire traces the development of U.S. defense policy in the region, concentrating on strategy, tactics, internal security, relations with local communities, and military technology.
Linn challenges earlier studies which argue that army officers either ignored or denigrated the Japanese threat and remained unprepared for war. He demonstrates instead that from 1907 onward military commanders in both Washington and the Pacific were vividly aware of the danger, that they developed a series of plans to avert it, and that they in fact identified — even if they could not solve — many of the problems that would become tragically apparent on 7 December 1941.
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What is Guardians of Empire about?
In a comprehensive study of four decades of military policy, Brian McAllister Linn offers the first detailed history of the U.S. Army in Hawaii and the Philippines between 1902 and 1940. Most accounts focus on the months preceding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. By examining the years prior to the outbreak of war, Linn provides a new perspective on the complex evolution of events in the Pacific. Exhaustively researched, Guardians of Empire traces the development of U.S. defense policy in the region, concentrating on strategy, tactics, internal security, relations with local communities, and military technology.
Linn challenges earlier studies which argue that army officers either ignored or denigrated the Japanese threat and remained unprepared for war. He demonstrates instead that from 1907 onward military commanders in both Washington and the Pacific were vividly aware of the danger, that they developed a series of plans to avert it, and that they in fact identified — even if they could not solve — many of the problems that would become tragically apparent on 7 December 1941.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Guardians of Empire?
History and Archaeology > History > Military history
Where can I read a sample of Guardians of Empire?
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How long is Guardians of Empire and how many pages does it have?
Guardians of Empire has 360 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Guardians of Empire?
Brian McAllister Linn
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Guardians of Empire is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807823217) and paperback(ISBN 9780807848159) and ebook(ISBN 9780807863015) and pdf(ISBN 9798890868480)
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