U.S. Military History For Dummies
Samenvatting
Want to know more about American military history?
U.S. Military History For Dummies presents concise and revealing accounts of all of the nation′s armed conflicts from the French and Indian War to Iraq. It explains how the U.S. military is organized and how its branches operate, both independently and together.
This straightforward guide examines the causes for each of America′s wars and reveals how these conflicts have shaped the nation′s borders, society, politics, culture, and future. You′ll meet heroes, cowards, patriots, and traitors; relive great battles; and get a taste of what combat is really like, as you discover:
How the French/Indian war sowed the seeds of the Revolutionary War
Why America′s battle for independence didn′t end at Yorktown
Early U.S. wars against Indians, tax cheats, and pirates
The War of 1812: guaranteeing U.S. sovereignty
"Manifest Destiny" wars that stretched America from sea to shining sea
Why the American Civil War could not be avoided
The Spanish American War and the U.S. as an emerging global power
Why World War I failed to "make the world safe for democracy"
How World War II changed America′s role in the world
Korea and Vietnam: hot wars during the Cold War
Featuring important insights on technological, political, and social changes that transformed the way America fights its wars U.S. Military History For Dummies is your key to understanding the evolution of the most powerful military force in history.
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<p>Part I: The Nitty–Gritty of U.S. Military History 7</p>
<p>Chapter 1: Why This Stuff Is Important 9</p>
<p>Chapter 2: Why America Goes to War and Who We Fight 17</p>
<p>Chapter 3: Meeting the Players 29</p>
<p>Chapter 4: Lining Up the Armed Services 41</p>
<p>Chapter 5: The Changing Experience of Warfare 53</p>
<p>Part II: Born in War 65</p>
<p>Chapter 6: When the English Were Our Friends: Battling the Indians and the French 67</p>
<p>Chapter 7: So You Want to Start a Revolution: The War for Independence 79</p>
<p>Chapter 8: War and Peace: Battling Indians, Old Friends, Tax Delinquents, and Pirates 97</p>
<p>Chapter 9: We Have Met the Enemy: The War of 1812 107</p>
<p>Part III: Forged in War 121</p>
<p>Chapter 10: To the Halls of Montezuma: Fighting Mexico 123</p>
<p>Chapter 11: The Civil War 137</p>
<p>Chapter 12: The Indian Wars : The Army Secures the Frontier 159</p>
<p>Chapter 13: Remember the Maine! Fighting Spain and the Filipinos 171</p>
<p>Part IV Going Global: The World Wars 185</p>
<p>Chapter 14: Over There: The First World War 187</p>
<p>Chapter 15: The Looming Crisis: World War II before American Involvement 205</p>
<p>Chapter 16: The Greatest War: World War II 221</p>
<p>Part V: Bearing Any Burden: The Cold War and the Unpaid Peace Dividend 243</p>
<p>Chapter 17: Toying with Nuclear Armageddon: The Cold War Years 245</p>
<p>Chapter 18: Hot War in Asia: The Korean War 261</p>
<p>Chapter 19: The Very Long War: Vietnam 277</p>
<p>Chapter 20: A War with Allies: The Persian Gulf War 297</p>
<p>Chapter 21: The Long War Ahead: Terrorism, Afghanistan, and Iraq 313</p>
<p>Part VI: The Part of Tens 329</p>
<p>Chapter 22: The Ten Best Generals in U.S. Military History 331</p>
<p>Chapter 23: The Ten Worst Generals in U.S. Military History 337</p>
<p>Chapter 24: The Ten Best Movies on U.S. Military History 343</p>
<p>Index 349</p>