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Kastenberg Joshua E. <1967-> |
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Titolo |
The blackstone of military law [[electronic resource] ] : Colonel William Winthrop / / Joshua E. Kastenberg ; Martin Gordon, consulting editor |
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Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-49969-6 |
9786612499692 |
0-8108-6301-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (352 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Judge advocates - United States |
Lawyers - Massachusetts - Boston |
Lawyers - Minnesota |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-342). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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A privileged lineage -- From youth to Yale : the making of a legal mind -- Bostonian lawyer with stirrings of abolitionism -- Frontier lawyer in the Minnesota Territory -- The Winthrop brothers go to war -- A sharpshooter on the Peninsula Campaign -- From Second Manassas to Fredericksburg : "I had some pretty close escapes" -- Civil War judge advocate -- Professionalizing a "Constitutional Army" in a time of uncertainty : 1865-1895 -- Professionalizing the practice of military law : Winthrop's influence cemented -- Marriage and field service under the command of John M. Schofield -- West Point professor to the end of a career -- Epilogue : retirement and death. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Colonel William Winthrop singularly was the most influential person in developing the military law of the United States. A half century ago, the Supreme Court tendered to Winthrop the title, 'The Blackstone of Military Law,' meaning simply that his influence outshone all others. He has been cited over twenty times by the highest court and well over a thousand times by other federal courts, state courts, and legal texts. In this, he surpasses most other legal scholars, save Joseph Story, John Marshall, or Felix Frankfurter. |
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