02649nam 2200577 a 450 991077842250332120230617041015.01-282-40787-297866124078710-313-04087-7(CKB)1000000000807466(EBL)554368(OCoLC)62320304(SSID)ssj0000338703(PQKBManifestationID)11252166(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000338703(PQKBWorkID)10297444(PQKB)11170210(MiAaPQ)EBC554368(Au-PeEL)EBL554368(CaPaEBR)ebr10347181(CaONFJC)MIL240787(EXLCZ)99100000000080746620050301d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHow America goes to war[electronic resource] /Frank E. VandiverWestport, Conn. Praeger20051 online resource (172 p.)The modern military tradition,1553-7196Description based upon print version of record.0-275-98514-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-150) and index.Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 The Whiskey Rebellion; 2 Mr. Madison's War; 3 The War with Mexico; 4 The Civil War; 5 The Spanish-American War; 6 The Great War; 7 The Second World War; 8 Korea; 9 Vietnam; 10 The Cold War; 11 New War, Old Cost; 12 The Fifth Horseman; Afterword; Notes; Further Reading; IndexWith American involvement in Iraq in the forefront of national news coverage and in the minds of many citizens, questions concerning America's involvement in past conflicts have once again arisen. This is the story of how the United States has gone to war and how the evolution of the nation's war-making apparatus has mirrored the nation's rise to global power. It focuses on the president's role as commander-in-chief vis-a-vis Congress from George Washington to George W. Bush. Conflicts range from the War of 1812 to the Mexican and Civil Wars, the two World Wars, conflicts in Southeast Asia, anModern military tradition.War and emergency powersUnited StatesHistoryUnited StatesHistory, MilitaryWar and emergency powersHistory.355/.033073/09Vandiver Frank Everson1925-2005.1554911MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778422503321How America goes to war3816485UNINA