American Military Thought

adequate Air Corps Air Force airplanes Alfred Thayer Mahan armament armored arms artillery attack authorized aviation battalion battleships Board cavalry Chief of Staff citizen City Point civil coast command commerce companies Congress consideration cruisers danger Department discipline duty effective efficiency Elihu Root Emory Upton ENDICOTT BOARD enemy enlisted equipment Europe existing fleet foreign fortifications frontier garrison guns Henry Wager Halleck important increase industry infantry interests land maintain means ment military establishment military policy military thought militia mobilization modern national defense National Guard naval force Navy necessary officers operations organization peace establishment political ports possible prepared present President principles problems proposed protection recommended regiments Regular Army reserve sea power Secretary Secretary of War ships soldiers strategic strength sufficient supply tion trade troops United vessels volunteer W. T. Sherman War Department wars