Civilian and the Military. By Arthur A. Ekirch, Jr. Published 1956 by Oxford University Press. Hardcover, no dj, index, 340 pp., 8vo. A complete account of the rise and decline of the anti-militarist tradition in American history, a tradition rooted in fear of dictatorship and an important part of the American heritage from colonial times until recent. The author discusses the transition from standing armies to the development of the war economy and the garrison state, hardy pacifism, debates over the size of the standing army, the role of the militia, the level of army and navy appropriations, conscription, the American tradition of emphasizing the civil over the military, and more. Condition: Ex-Libris exterior and interior markings. Book is complete, and intact with sturdy binding. Interior pages are in very good to fine condition. Cover and spine are soiled.