The folly of war : American foreign policy 1898-2005 / / Donald E. Schmidt
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Schmidt Don
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| Titolo: |
The folly of war : American foreign policy 1898-2005 / / Donald E. Schmidt
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Algora Publishing, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 327.7300904 |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The folly of war |
| ISBN: | 1-281-39548-X |
| 0-87586-384-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910828697303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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