Autore	Okihiro Gary Y. <1945->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (514 p.)
Disciplina	973
Soggetto topico	Asian Americans - History Pacific Islander Americans - History
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-520-96030-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. OCEAN WORLDS -- 2. THE WORLD-SYSTEM -- 3. THE UNITED STATES -- 4. IMPERIAL REPUBLIC -- 5. Hawai'i -- 6. CALIFORNIA -- 7. NORTHWEST, NORTHEAST, SOUTH, AND NORTH -- 8. DEPENDENT Hawai'i -- 9. SAN FRANCISCO -- 10. SEATTLE, NEW YORK CITY, CHICAGO -- 11. WORLD WAR II -- 12. MILITARIZED ZONES -- 13. GLOBAL TRANSITS -- 14. REGENERATIONS -- NOTES -- INDEX
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910460556003321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	[Washington, D.C.] : , : National Park Service Advisory Board, , 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource : illustrations, map
Soggetto topico	Hispanic Americans
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Core essay -- Making a nation -- Making a life -- Making a living -- Making a democracy -- Further readings.
Altri titoli varianti	American Latinos and the making of the United States
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910704735203321

Autore	Lookingbill Brad D. <1969->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Chichester, West Sussex : , : John Wiley & Sons Inc., , 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (422 p.)
Disciplina	355.00973
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-4443-3735-1 1-118-60943-3 1-118-60942-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
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
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910453245603321

Autore	Allison Robert J
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (129 p.)
Disciplina	973.3
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-283-00983-8 9786613009838 0-19-971846-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; Important Dates in the American Revolution; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 The Revolution's Origins; CHAPTER 2 Rebellion in the Colonies; CHAPTER 3 Independence; CHAPTER 4 War; CHAPTER 5 Was America Different?; Further Reading; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910458970503321