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200 10$aHow America goes to war$b[electronic resource] /$fFrank E. Vandiver
210   $aWestport, Conn. $cPraeger$d2005
215   $a1 online resource (172 p.)
225 1 $aThe modern military tradition,$x1553-7196
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-275-98514-8 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [149]-150) and index.
327   $aContents; 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; Index
330   $aWith American involvement in Iraq in the forefront of national news coverage and in the minds of many citizens, questions concerning America's involvement in past conflicts have once again arisen. This is the story of how the United States has gone to war and how the evolution of the nation's war-making apparatus has mirrored the nation's rise to global power. It focuses on the president's role as commander-in-chief vis-a-vis Congress from George Washington to George W. Bush. Conflicts range from the War of 1812 to the Mexican and Civil Wars, the two World Wars, conflicts in Southeast Asia, an
410  0$aModern military tradition.
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607   $aUnited States$xHistory, Military
608   $aElectronic books.
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700   $aVandiver$b Frank Everson$f1925-2005.$0900086
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