Nenninger Timothy. The Leavenworth Schools and the Old Army: Education, Professionalism and the Officer Corps of United States Army, 1881-1918

Greenwood Press, 1978. — 177 p.The period from the Indian wars to World War I saw the evolution of the U.S. Army from a 25,000 man frontier constabulary to a modern professionally led two million man force fighting in a coalition war in Europe. This study describes the context within which the Leavenworth schools--begun in 1881--evolved.