For the common defense : a military history of the United States of America
1984
355.00973 M522 1984
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Title
For the common defense : a military history of the United States of America
Published
New York : London : Free Press ; Collier Macmillan, 1984.
Description
xiv, 621 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
355.00973 M522 1984
System Control No.
(OCoLC)10997335
Note
Covers U.S. military institutions and policies from Colonial times to the present & discusses major military campaigns.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 589-596) and index.
Contents: A dangerous New World, 1607-1689 -- The colonial wars, 1689-1763 -- The American revolution, 1763-1783 -- Preserving the new republic's independence, 1783-1815 -- The armed forces and national expansion, 1815-1860 -- The Civil War, 1861-1862 -- The Civil War, 1863-1865 -- From postwar demobilization toward great power status, 1865-1898 -- The birth of an American empire, 1898-1902 -- Building the military forces of a world power, 1899-1917 -- The United States fights in the "war to end all wars," 1917-1918 -- Military policy between the two world wars, 1919-1939 -- The United States and World War II : from the edge of defeat to the edge of victory, 1939-1943 -- The United States and World War II : the road to victory, 1943-1945 -- Cold War and hot war : the United States enters the age of nuclear deterrence and collective security, 1945-1953 -- Waging Cold War : American defense policy for extended deterrence and containment, 1953-1965 -- In dubious battle : the war for Vietnam and the erosion of American military power, 1961-1975 -- Epilogue: The common defense in an age of uncertainty.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 589-596) and index.
Contents: A dangerous New World, 1607-1689 -- The colonial wars, 1689-1763 -- The American revolution, 1763-1783 -- Preserving the new republic's independence, 1783-1815 -- The armed forces and national expansion, 1815-1860 -- The Civil War, 1861-1862 -- The Civil War, 1863-1865 -- From postwar demobilization toward great power status, 1865-1898 -- The birth of an American empire, 1898-1902 -- Building the military forces of a world power, 1899-1917 -- The United States fights in the "war to end all wars," 1917-1918 -- Military policy between the two world wars, 1919-1939 -- The United States and World War II : from the edge of defeat to the edge of victory, 1939-1943 -- The United States and World War II : the road to victory, 1943-1945 -- Cold War and hot war : the United States enters the age of nuclear deterrence and collective security, 1945-1953 -- Waging Cold War : American defense policy for extended deterrence and containment, 1953-1965 -- In dubious battle : the war for Vietnam and the erosion of American military power, 1961-1975 -- Epilogue: The common defense in an age of uncertainty.
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