From Lexington to Desert Storm and Beyond: War and Politics in the American Experience

by Snow; Donald M

• ISBN13: 9780765606990
• ISBN10: 0765606992
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2000-09-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

With a new chapter dealing with American military experience since Desert Storm.

Table of Contents

List of Maps	ix
Preface	xi
Introduction	xiii
War and Political Purpose	3	(27)
Issues and Events	9	(2)
Political Objective	11	(2)
Military Objectives and Strategy	13	(6)
Political Considerations	19	(3)
Military Technology and Technique	22	(3)
Military Conduct	25	(2)
Better State of the Peace	27	(3)
American Revolution	30	(30)
Issues and Events	32	(4)
Political Objective	36	(2)
Military Objectives and Strategy	38	(2)
Political Considerations	40	(4)
Military Technology and Technique	44	(2)
Military Conduct	46	(11)
Better State of the Peace	57	(3)
Civil War	60	(30)
Issues and Events	61	(4)
Political Objective	65	(2)
Military Objectives and Strategy	67	(3)
Political Considerations	70	(4)
Military Technology and Technique	74	(3)
Military Conduct	77	(9)
Better State of the Peace	86	(4)
World War I	90	(26)
Issues and Events	93	(4)
Political Objective	97	(3)
Military Objectives and Strategy	100	(3)
Political Considerations	103	(2)
Military Technology and Technique	105	(4)
Military Conduct	109	(2)
Better State of the Peace	111	(5)
World War II	116	(33)
Issues and Events	118	(6)
Political Objective	124	(2)
Military Objectives and Strategy	126	(6)
Political Considerations	132	(2)
Military Technology and Technique	134	(4)
Military Conduct	138	(6)
Better State of the Peace	144	(5)
Korean War	149	(25)
Issues and Events	154	(2)
Political Objective	156	(3)
Military Objectives and Strategy	159	(2)
Political Considerations	161	(2)
Military Technology and Technique	163	(2)
Military Conduct	165	(7)
Better State of the Peace	172	(2)
Vietnam War	174	(36)
Issues and Events	176	(7)
Political Objective	183	(3)
Military Objectives and Strategy	186	(7)
Political Considerations	193	(2)
Military Technology and Technique	195	(4)
Military Conduct	199	(7)
Better State of the Peace	206	(4)
America's Minor Wars	210	(29)
War of 1812	212	(1)
Issues and Events	212	(1)
Political Objective	213	(1)
Military Objectives and Strategy	214	(2)
Political Considerations	216	(1)
Military Technology and Technique	217	(1)
Military Conduct	218	(3)
Better State of the Peace	221	(1)
Mexican War	222	(1)
Issues and Events	222	(1)
Political Objective	223	(1)
Military Objectives and Strategy	223	(1)
Political Considerations	224	(1)
Military Technology and Technique	225	(1)
Military Conduct	226	(3)
Better State of the Peace	229	(1)
Spanish-American War	230	(1)
Issues and Events	230	(2)
Political Objective	232	(1)
Military Objectives and Strategy	233	(1)
Political Considerations	234	(1)
Military Technology and Technique	235	(1)
Military Conduct	236	(2)
Better State of the Peace	238	(1)
Desert Storm and the Post-Vietnam Experience	239	(29)
Operation Desert Storm	241	(1)
Issues and Events	241	(2)
Political Objective	243	(1)
Military Objectives and Strategy	244	(4)
Political Considerations	248	(1)
Military Technology and Technique	249	(5)
Military Conduct	254	(3)
Better State of the Peace	257	(2)
Minor Operations	258	(1)
Issues and Events	259	(1)
Political Objective	259	(2)
Military Objectives and Strategy	261	(1)
Political Considerations	262	(1)
Military Technology and Technique	263	(2)
Military Conduct	265	(1)
Better States of the Peace	266	(2)
The Post-Cold War Experience: Somalia to Kosovo	268	(29)
Issues and Events	271	(3)
Political Objective	274	(3)
Military Objectives and Strategy	277	(5)
Political Considerations	282	(3)
Military Technology and Technique	285	(2)
Military Conduct	287	(5)
The Broader Military Context	292	(1)
Better States of the Peace	293	(4)
The American Experience	297	(26)
Issues and Events	300	(1)
Political Objective	301	(5)
Military Objectives and Strategy	306	(1)
Political Considerations	307	(5)
Military Technology and Technique	312	(4)
Military Conduct	316	(2)
Better State of the Peace	318	(5)
Selected Bibliography	323	(6)
Index	329	(36)
About the Authors	365