The American Military ：A Narrative History

Publication subTitle ：A Narrative History

Author： Brad D. Lookingbill  

Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year： 2013

E-ISBN: 9781118609422

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781444337365

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781444337358

Subject： E19 military history;E2 Chinese Military

Language： ENG

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Description

The American Military: A Narrative History presents a comprehensive introduction to more than four centuries of American military history.

  • Presents a chronological account of American military history from clashes between militias and Native Americans to 21st-century operations in Afghanistan and Iraq
  • Features personal vignettes to put a human face on armed conflict
  • Addresses patterns of national service, the evolution of civil-military relations, and the advent of all-volunteer forces
  • Puts events in historical context, and considers cultural, social, political, economic, and technological developments

Chapter

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Prologue

1: An Uncommon Defense (1607–1775)

2: War for Independence (1775–1787)

3: Establishing the Military (1787–1812)

4: Mr. Madison’s War (1812–1815)

5: The Martial Republic (1815–1846)

6: The Forces of Manifest Destiny (1846–1860)

7: The Blue and the Gray (1860–1865)

8: Twilight of the Indian Wars (1865–1890)

9: A Rising Power (1890–1914)

10: The War to End All Wars (1914–1918)

11: Out of the Trenches (1918–1941)

12: Fighting World War II (1941–1945)

13: A Cold War Begins (1945–1964)

14: The Tragedy of Vietnam (1964–1975)

15: A New Military (1975–2001)

16: Global War on Terror (2001–present)

Index

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