Samuel Watson

Articles

1. Religion and Combat Motivation in the Confederate Armies

   29–56

   Samuel WatsonVol. 58, No. 1, January 1994

2. Continuity in Civil-Military Relations and Expertise: The U.S. Army during the Decade before the Civil War

   221–250

   Samuel WatsonVol. 75, No. 1, January 2011Historiographical essay

3. Trusting to ’the Chapter of Accidents’: Contingency, Necessity, and Self-Constraint in Jeffersonian National Security Policy

   973–1000

   Samuel WatsonVol. 76, No. 4, October 2012

4. Military Learning and Adaptation Shaped by Social Context: The U.S. Army and Its ’Indian Wars,’ 1790–1890

   373–412

   Samuel WatsonVol. 82, No. 2, April 2018

Book reviews by Samuel Watson

1. Winfield Scott and the Profession of Arms234–235

   Vol. 69, No. 1, January 2005

2. Wars within War: Mexican Guerrillas, Domestic Elites, and the United States of America, 1846-18481212–1214

   Vol. 69, No. 4, October 2005

3. Manifest Ambition: James K. Polk and Civil-Military Relations during the Mexican War, by John C. Pinheiro1237–1239

   Vol. 71, No. 4, October 2007

4. A Gallant Little Army: The Mexico City Campaign, by Timothy D. Johnson243–244

   Vol. 72, No. 1, January 2008

5. With a Sword in One Hand and Jomini in the Other: The Problem of Military Thought in the Civil War North, by Carol Reardon1229–1232

   Vol. 76, No. 4, October 2012

6. The Apache Wars: The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History, by Paul Andrew Hutton892–894

   Vol. 83, No. 3, July 2019

7. On Obedience: Contrasting Philosophies for the Military, Citizenry, and Community, by Pauline Shanks Kaurin191–194

   Vol. 85, No. 1, January 2021

8. Decisive Victory: The Battle of the Sambre, 4 November 1918, by Derek Clayton236–237

   Vol. 85, No. 1, January 2021

9. Hul! Hul! The Suppression of the Santal Rebellion in Bengal, 1855, by Peter Stanley214–216

   Vol. 87, No. 1, January 2023

10. Nine Desperate Days: America’s Rainbow Division in the Aisne-Marne Offensive, by Robert Thompson1142–1144

    Vol. 87, No. 4, October 2023

11. Warriors in Washington: Henry Stimson, the US Army, and the Politics of American Power in World War II, by Grant H. Golub496–497

    Vol. 90, No. 2, April 2026

12. The Garza War in South Texas: A Military History, 1890–1893, by Thomas Ty Smith748–749

    Vol. 90, No. 3, July 2026

Books by Samuel Watson reviewed in the Journal

1. Jackson's Sword: The Army Officer Corps on the American Frontier, 1810-1821, by Samuel J. Watson1122–1123

   Reviewed by Jeanne T. HeidlerVol. 77, No. 3, July 2013

2. Peacekeepers and Conquerors: The Army Officer Corps on the American Frontier, 1821-1846, by Samuel J. Watson1466–1467

   Reviewed by Robert WoosterVol. 77, No. 4, October 2013

Prizes and awards from the Society

• Distinguished Book Award 2014 · for Jackson’s Sword: The Army Officer Corps on the American Frontier, 1810-1821, and Peacekeepers and Conquerors: The Army Officer Corps on the American Frontier, 1821-1846