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THE HISTORY CHANNEL'S 'THE AMERICAN SOLDIER' DOCUMENTS THE EVOLUTION OF THE US
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Military.com | By Blake Stilwell
Published November 07, 2024 at 1:35pm ET

The Founding Fathers of the United States were known for their distrust and
disdain for standing armies. It’s a historical irony that the country they
founded would not only have one, but would also become the world’s premier
fighting force. How the U.S. Army evolved from a group of citizen militias to
the more than 950,000 volunteers serving as American soldiers is a story more
than 250 years in the making.

From the earliest settlers and the Revolutionary War, American soldiers have
been a transformative force shaping U.S. (and world) history. From executive
producer Peyton Manning, The History Channel brings us “The American Soldier,” a
documentary that explains the evolution of the Army from its ragtag beginnings
to the men and women who serve today.

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“The American Soldier” begins its history of the Army with the earliest
colonists of North America, who brought military-minded leaders with them. These
leaders formed armed bands to defend their settlements from the native tribes
when the governments of Europe would not send troops. In the decades that
followed, those militias formed the core of America’s defenses and adapted their
fighting style to their new enemy.

The New World innovation began when the colonies decided to shake off the yoke
of the English crown. Militias turned to minutemen, self-trained and
self-equipped soldiers who could be fully supplied and ready to move at a
moment’s notice. Around the same time that Gen. George Washington and the
Prussian Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben trained the fledgling Continental
Army in the European way of war, officers like Daniel Morgan trained rangers,
riflemen and snipers.

From its earliest days, U.S. Army adapted its strategies and tactics to fit the
war it was fighting, be it the native tribes or the British (again) during the
War of 1812. By the time of the Mexican-American War in 1846, the Army and its
soldiers had once again evolved. This time, its leadership was led by a
specially-trained officer corps, who studied arts and sciences of warfare at the
U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

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After the conflict with Mexico began to draw America further westward, American
soldiers became the pivotal force behind two dramatic shifts in their country.
Both the Civil War and World War II would change the United States and its role
in the global community. They would both also cost the lives of hundreds of
thousands of those soldiers. The Civil War would end slavery in the United
States while reinforcing the idea that the Union is indivisible. World War II
would turn the country into the world’s “Arsenal of Democracy,” with U.S. troops
at its heart. The Cold War that occupied much of the rest of the 20th century
would put their resolve to the test.

“The American Soldier” looks at how the U.S. Army grew from bands of men, armed
for the common defense, to become the professional, all-volunteer force it is
today with visually nifty graphics and historical recreations. The show gets
expert commentary from Gen. (ret.) Stan McCrystal and Col. (ret.) Doug Douds,
along with historians Edward T. O’Donnell, Dr. H.W. Brands, Dr. Yohuru Williams
and Pulitzer Prize-winning historians Dr. Marcia Chatelain and Annette
Gordon-Reed.

History’s “The American Soldier” is a two-hour event that premieres on Veterans
Day, Nov. 11, 2024, at 8 p.m. Eastern. It will be available on demand the next
day.


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BLAKE STILWELL



Blake Stilwell is a former Air Force combat photographer with degrees and
experience in Graphic Design, Television and Film, International Relations,
Public Relations and Middle Eastern Affairs. Instead of using any of that, he
(eventually) became a writer. His work has appeared in Recoil Magazine, Military
Times, Coffee or Die, Skillset Magazine, and more. Blake is based in Ohio but is
often found elsewhere. Read Full Bio

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