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| Acknowledgments | |
| Introduction | |
| An Uncommon Defense | |
| Powhatan Describes War among the Natives (1607) | |
| John Mason Campaigns against the Pequot (1637) | |
| Elizabeth Bacon Observes Skirmishes in Virginia(1676) | |
| Benjamin Church Plans for Action in New England (1704) | |
| James Oglethorpe Strikes Spanish Outposts (1739-1741) | |
| Robert Rogers Provides Rules for the Rangers(1757) | |
| Parliament Passes a Quartering Act (1765) | |
| An Unknown Soldier Sings "Yankee Doodle" (1775) | |
| War for Independence | |
| The Continental Congress Raises an Army (1775) | |
| James Monroe Goes to War (1776) | |
| Albigence Waldo Treats Soldiers at Valley Forge (1777) | |
| Jeffrey Brace Fights for Liberty (1778) | |
| John Paul Jones Captures a British Frigate (1779) | |
| A French Officer Draws the Continental Line (1781) | |
| Deborah Sampson Wears a Uniform (1782) | |
| George Washington Bids Farewell to the Army (1783) | |
| Establishing the Military | |
| Alexander Hamilton Considers National Forces (1787) | |
| Henry Knox Arranges the Militia (1790) | |
| Anthony Wayne Prevails at Fallen Timbers (1794) | |
| John Adams Prepares the Navy for War(1797) | |
| Congress Passes the Military Peace Establishment Act (1802) | |
| William Eaton Arrives on the Shores of Tripoli (1805) | |
| James Wilkinson Faces a Court Martial (1811) | |
| Mr. Madison's War | |
| James Madison Calls for War (1812) | |
| Lydia Bacon Enters Fort Detroit (1812) | |
| Benjamin Tanner Engraves the U.S. Frigate Constitution (1812) | |
| Black Hawk Takes the War Path (1813) | |
| Oliver Hazard Perry Defends Lake Erie (1813) | |
| Samuel White Campaigns in Canada (1814) | |
| Francis Scott Key Pens "Defence of Fort McHenry" (1814) | |
| Andrew Jackson Triumphs at New Orleans (1815) | |
| The Martial Republic | |
| John C. Calhoun Proposes an Expansible Army (1820) | |
| The National Guard Parades in New York (1825) | |
| John Downes Sails to Sumatra (1832) | |
| Ethan Allen Hitchcock Patrols in Florida (1836) | |
| Juan Seguín Remembers the Alamo (1837) | |
| Army and Navy Chronicle Encourages Reform (1839) | |
| Henry W. Halleck Lectures on War (1846) | |
| The Forces of Manifest Destiny | |
| James K. Polk Calls for War (1846) | |
| James K. Holland Marches into Mexico (1846) | |
| Whigs Denounce the Conduct of the War (1847) | |
| Zachary Taylor Describes Buena Vista (1847) | |
| Winfield Scott Lands at Veracruz (1847) | |
| James Walker Paints The Battle of Chapultepec (1847) | |
| Matthew C. Perry Steams to Japan (1852) | |
| Elizabeth C. Smith Petitions for Bounty Land (1853) | |
| The Blue and the Gray | |
| Abraham Lincoln Issues Proclamations (1861) | |
| Julia Ward Howe Composes "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" (1862) | |
| Jefferson Davis Appoints Robert E. Lee to Command (1862) | |
| Gideon Welles Appraises the Ironclads (1862) | |
| Francis Lieber Promulgates Rules for War (1863) | |
| Sam R. Watkins Survives Chickamauga (1863) | |
| James Henry Gooding Protests Unequal Pay (1863) | |
| Robert E. Lee Requests Additional Troops (1864) | |
| Phoebe Yates Pember Works at Chimborazo (1864) | |
| Ulysses S. Grant Offers Terms at Appomattox (1865) | |
| Twilight of the Indian Wars | |
| William T. Sherman Discusses Indian Policy (1868) | |
| Philip H. Sheridan Assesses a Winter Campaign (1869) | |
| Elizabeth B. Custer Camps with the Cavalry (1873) | |
| Etahdleuh Sketches Kiowa Warriors (1877) | |
| Emory Upton Evaluates Military Policy (1880) | |
| The Soldier's Handbook Gives Healthy Advice (1884) | |
| Nelson A. Miles Remembers Wounded Knee (1890) | |
| A Rising Power | |
| Alfred Thayer Mahan Advocates Sea Power (1890) | |
| William McKinley Calls for War (1898) | |
| Frank W. Pullen Charges in Cuba (1898) | |
| Clara Barton Visits a Field Hospital (1898) | |
| Frederick N. Funston Operates in the Philippines (1901) | |
| The Committee on Naval Affairs Investigates Submarines (1902) | |
| Elihu Root Regulates the General Staff (1903) | |
| The Great White Fleet Tours the World (1907-1909) | |
| The War to End all Wars | |
| Woodrow Wilson Calls for War (1917) | |
| Montgomery Flagg Creates a Recruiting Poster (1917) | |
| Congress Passes the Selective Service Act (1917) | |
| John J. Pershing Commands the AEF (1917) | |
| Ida Clyde Clarke Supports the War (1918) | |
| Josephus Daniels Manages the Navy Department (1918) | |
| Ben Hur Chastaine Reaches the Front (1918) | |
| The Stars and Stripes Notes the Armistice (1918) | |
| Out of the Trenches | |
| 1 The American Legion Rallies Veterans (1919) | |
| George S. Patton Ponders the Next War (1922) | |
| Billy Mitchell Advocates Air Power (1927) | |
| Holland M. Smith Studies Marine Landings (1932) | |
| Fairfax Downey Parodies "The Caisson Song" (1936) | |
| George C. Marshall Speaks to Historians (1939) | |
| Harold R. Stark Recommends Plan Dog (1940) | |
| Fighting World War II | |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt Calls for War (1941) | |
| Raymond A. Spruance Defends Midway (1942) | |
| Charles C. Winnia Flies in the South Pacific (1943) | |
| Grant Hirabayashi Volunteers for Combat (1944) | |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Invades Normandy (1944) | |
| Congress Passes the GI Bill (1944) | |
| Bill Mauldin Depicts Willie and Joe (1944) | |
| Melvin E. Bush Crosses the Siegfried Line (1945) | |
| Jacqueline Cochran Praises the WASPs (1945) | |
| B-29s Drop Atomic Bombs on Japan (1945) | |
| A Cold War Begins | |
| James V. Forrestal Manages the Pentagon (1948) | |
| Omar Bradley Discusses Desegregation (1949) | |
| Harry S. Truman Intervenes in Korea (1950) | |
| Douglas MacArthur Addresses Congress (1951) | |
| Spike Selmyhr Maneuvers in Korea (1951) | |
| Claudius O. Wolfe Reveals Communist Atrocities (1953) | |
| Maxwell D. Taylor Suggests a Flexible Response (1955) | |
| Presidential Candidates Debate the Arms Race (1960) | |
| The Tragedy of Vietnam | |
| Herbert L. Ogier Patrols in the Tonkin Gulf (1964) | |
| Lyndon Johnson Escalates the War (1965) | |
| Carolyn H. Tanaka Encounters Casualties (1967) | |
| John S. McCain Enters Hanoi (1967) | |
| William C. Westmoreland Reacts to Tet (1968) | |
| The Gates Commission Proposes an All-Volunteer Force (1970) | |
| George J. Eade Assesses the Christmas Bombings (1972) | |
| Veterans Review Apocalypse Now (1979) | |
| A New Military | |
| Ronald Reagan Announces SDI (1983) | |
| Lee Greenwood Releases "God Bless the U.S.A." (1984) | |
| Colin L. Powell Evaluates National Security (1989) | |
| H. Norman Schwarzkopf Defends the Persian Gulf (1990) | |
| Daniel L. Davis Sees Action in Desert Storm (1991) | |
| Congress Approves "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (1993) | |
| Wesley K. Clark Lauds NATO (1999) | |
| Global War on Terror | |
| Henrietta Snowden Renders September 11 (2001) | |
| George W. Bush Condemns an Axis of Evil (2002) | |
| Jessica Lynch Soldiers in Iraq (2003) | |
| Pete Van Hooser Reveres the SEALs (2005) | |
| FM 2-22.3 Guides the Interrogation of Detainees (2006) | |
| David H. Petraeus Counters an Insurgency (2007) | |
| Robert Gates Speaks at West Point (2009) | |
| Full Chronology | |
| Sources and Credits | |
| Index | |
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