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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828697303321

Autore

Schmidt Don

Titolo

The folly of war : American foreign policy 1898-2005 / / Donald E. Schmidt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Algora Publishing, 2007

ISBN

1-281-39548-X

0-87586-384-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (384 p.)

Disciplina

327.7300904

Soggetti

United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-

United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century

United States -- History, Military -- 20th century

United States -- Military policy

United States - General

Regions & Countries - Americas

History & Archaeology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

The Folly of War; The Folly of War:; American Foreign Policy; 1898-2005; Donald E. Schmidt; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. A Critical Review of America's Wars; Chapter 2. The Spanish-American War: The Great Hysteria; Chapter 3. World War I: Europe Stumbles Into War; Chapter 4. World War I: America's First European Crusade; Chapter 5. World War I: The Armistice and the Treaty; Chapter 6. World War II: The Infamy of Pearl Harbor; Chapter 7. World War II: America's Second European Crusade; Chapter 8. World War II: A Soviet Victory; Chapter 9. The Origins of the Cold War - The Longest War

Chapter 10. The Korean War: The Great ReversalChapter 11. The Vietnam War: The Great Tragedy; Chapter 12. The Persian Gulf War: Punishment of Aggression; Chapter 13. The War On Terror: The Contrived War; Chapter 14. A Presidential Conversation in the West Wing; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This highly researched account shows how the California frontier wars allowed for the rise of a ranch economy for whites and a reservation



system for the Native Americans. The Round Valley Federal Indian Reservation was founded in remote Mendocino County