| Autore |
Lookingbill Brad D. <1969->
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| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Chichester, West Sussex : , : John Wiley & Sons Inc., , 2013
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (422 p.)
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| Disciplina |
355.00973
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| Soggetto genere / forma |
Electronic books.
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| ISBN |
1-4443-3735-1
1-118-60943-3
1-118-60942-5
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Freedom Is Not Free; 1: An Uncommon Defense (1607-1775); Introduction; The Militia; Skulking; Wars of Extirpation; Imperial March; The French and Indian War; Martial Law; Rebel Forces; Conclusion; Essential Questions; Suggested Readings; 2: War for Independence (1775-1787); Introduction; American Crisis; Year of the Hangman; The Alliance; Outside the Lines; Southern Strategy; Yorktown; A Standing Miracle; Conclusion; Essential Questions; Suggested Readings; 3: Establishing the Military (1787-1812)
IntroductionNational Forces; Legion; A Quasi-War; The Shores of Tripoli; West Point; Army of Adventurers; Peaceable Coercion; Conclusion; Essential Questions; Suggested Readings; 4: Mr. Madison's War (1812-1815); Introduction; War Hawks; On to Canada; Naval Duels; Tough as Hickory; Border Battles; The British Invasion; New Orleans; Conclusion; Essential Questions; Suggested Readings; 5: The Martial Republic (1815-1846); Introduction; Postwar Security; Into the Borderlands; Arc of Expansion; Indian Removal; Reforming the Militia; The Old Navy; Profession of Arms; Conclusion
Essential QuestionsSuggested Readings; 6: The Forces of Manifest Destiny (1846-1860); Introduction; American Blood; On to Mexico; Forward March; War at Home; The Halls of Montezuma; Occupation; Legacies of Conquest; Conclusion; Essential Questions; Suggested Readings; 7: The Blue and the Gray (1860-1865); Introduction; Secession; Battle Cries; Union Strategy; Lee Takes Command; Military Necessity; Advance and Retreat; Gettysburg; Winning the West; The Surrender; Conclusion; Essential Questions; Suggested Readings; 8: Twilight of the Indian Wars (1865-1890); Introduction; Road to Reunion
Peace PolicyConquering the Sioux; The Old Army; Fight or Flight; Apache Resistance; Wounded Knee; Conclusion; Essential Questions; Suggested Readings; 9: A Rising Power (1890-1914); Introduction; Race for Empire; Remember the Maine; Splendid Little War; Philippine Rebellion; The Boxers; A Progressive Defense; Gunboat Diplomacy; Conclusion; Essential Questions; Suggested Readings; 10: The War to End All Wars (1914-1918); Introduction; Preparedness; Mobilizing for War; American Expeditionary Forces; The Atlantic Lifeline; No-Man's-Land; Cult of the Offensive; The Armistice; Conclusion
Essential QuestionsSuggested Readings; 11: Out of the Trenches (1918-1941); Introduction; Soft Power; A Winged Defense; From Ships to Shores; Our Economic Army; Neutrality; Under the Rainbow; Pearl Harbor; Conclusion; Essential Questions; Suggested Readings; 12: Fighting World War II (1941-1945); Introduction; War Machine; The GI Way; Empire of the Sun; A Second Front; Great Crusade; The Philippine Sea; Victory in Europe; Japanese Resistance; Atomic Warfare; Conclusion; Essential Questions; Suggested Readings; 13: A Cold War Begins (1945-1964); Introduction; Department of Defense
Containment Strategy
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453245603321 |
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The American military : a narrative history / / Brad D. Lookingbill
