A Companion to American Military History: 2 Volume Set

by Editor: James C. Bradford (Texas A &; M University, USA )

• ISBN13: 9781444315110
• ISBN10: 1444315110
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-11-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

With more than 60 essays, A Companion to American Military History presents a comprehensive analysis of the historiography of United States military history from the colonial era to the present. Covers the entire spectrum of US history from the Indian and imperial conflicts of the seventeenth century to the battles in Afghanistan and Iraq Features an unprecedented breadth of coverage from eminent military historians and emerging scholars, including little studied topics such as the military and music, military ethics, care of the dead, and sports Surveys and evaluates the best scholarship on every important era and topic Summarizes current debates and identifies areas where conflicting interpretations are in need of further study

Table of Contents

Volume 1

Introduction

About the Contributors

Wars

Warfare during the Colonial Era, 1607-1765

War of American Independence, 1775-1783

Foreign Wars of the Early Republic, 1798-1816

Indian Wars in the East, 1783-1859

The Texas War for Independence and War with Mexico

The Civil War, 1861-1865

Indian Wars of the Trans-Mississippi West, 1862-1890

The Spanish-American and Philippine Wars, 1898-1902

The United States in the Great War, 1917-1918

World War II in the Atlantic, North Africa, the Mediterranean, and Europe

World War II in Asia and Pacific

The Korean War

The Vietnam War

The Cold War

The Gulf Wars against Iraq

Global War on Terrorism

The Armed Forces

The Continental Army

The Navies and Marines of the American Revolution)Frank C. Mevers

The U.S. Army to 1900

The U.S. Army since 1900

The U.S. Navy, 1794-1860: Men, Ships and Governance

The U.S. Navy, 1860-1920

The U.S. Navy since 1920

The U.S. Marine Corps

The U.S. Coast Guard and Its Predecessor Agencies

The U.S. Air Force

The Confederate Army

The Confederate Navy and Marine Corps

The Citizen Soldier in America: Militia, National Guard and Reserves

Defense Unification, Joint Commands, and Joint Operations

Mercenaries, Private Military Contractors, and Non-Traditional Forces

Volume 2

Introduction

Foreign Military Operations Short of Declared War

Forging and Defending a Maritime Empire, 1816-1895

Interventions in Central America and the Caribbean, 1900-1930

Military Interventions in Asia, 1899-1927

The Occupation of Germany, Austria, Trieste, Japan, Okinawa, and Korea

Military Operations in Latin America, 1961-2001

Military Interventions Short of War in the Post 1975 Era

Military Alliances and Coalitions

Attachés, MAAGs, and MACs

Homeland Security

Early American Insurrections

The Military and Reconstruction, 1862-1877

The Military, Civil Disorder, and Natural Disasters, 1877-2007

Coastal Defenses

Air Defense

Military Specialities

Military Intelligence

Military Education and Training

U.S. Military Chaplains

Military Communications

Military Order and Discipline

Covert Warfare and Special Operations Forces

U. S. War Planning

Military Justice

Photography and the U.S. Military

Music in the Military

The Military, American Society and Culture

The American Way of War

Civil-Military Relations

Women in the American Military

Minorities in the Military

Medals and Decorations

The Military, the Cinema, and Television

The Military, the News Media, and Censorship

The Military-Industrial Complex

The Military, War, and Memory

American Military Ethics

The Military and Sports

American Veterans Movements

Care for the Military Dead

Index to Both Volumes

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