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American Military History: A Survey from Colonial Times to the Present Plus MySearchLab with eText -- Access Card Package 2nd edition [Multiple-component retail product]

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  • Formatas: Multiple-component retail product, 416 pages, Contains 1 Paperback / softback and 1 Digital product license key
  • Išleidimo metai: 28-Oct-2012
  • Leidėjas: Pearson
  • ISBN-10: 0205912133
  • ISBN-13: 9780205912131
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Multiple-component retail product, 416 pages, Contains 1 Paperback / softback and 1 Digital product license key
  • Išleidimo metai: 28-Oct-2012
  • Leidėjas: Pearson
  • ISBN-10: 0205912133
  • ISBN-13: 9780205912131
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:

Serves as a foundation for undergraduate courses in American military history.

American Military History is uniquely tailored to American military history courses. Organized chronologically, the text begins at the point of European conflict with Native Americans and concludes with military affairs in the early 21st century.

The content and style will appeal to history majors and non-majors and is designed to allow instructors flexibility in the structure of their course.

Learning Goals

Upon completing this book readers will be able to:

  • Understand the central themes and events in the American military history
  • Relate these themes to American history as a whole\
  • Know the issues beyond war that have contributed to the American military experience
MySearchLab Connections xiii
Preface xvi
What's New in the Second Edition xviii
MySearchLab xx
Acknowledgments xxi
About the Authors xxii
Chapter 1 The First American Way of War
1(19)
Introduction
1(1)
The American Colonies and the British Military Tradition
2(1)
Colonial Militia and Military Organization
3(5)
A Clash of Cultures
8(1)
Virginia and the Powhatan
9(4)
Document: John Smith's Proposal to Subjugate the Powhatan
10(3)
New England's Pequot War
13(1)
King Philip's War
14(4)
Conclusion
18(1)
Further Reading
18(1)
MySearchLab Connections: Sources Online
19(1)
Chapter 2 The Colonies and Wars for Empire
20(26)
Introduction
21(1)
The Colonies: Strategic Contours
21(1)
King William's War
22(2)
Queen Anne's War
24(3)
King George's War
27(4)
The Great War for Empire (1756-1763)
31(13)
Document: George Washington Describes Braddock's Defeat to Robert Dinwiddie, July 18, 1755
34(10)
Conclusion
44(1)
Further Reading
44(1)
MySearchLab Connections: Sources Online
45(1)
Chapter 3 Independence and the Birth of a National Military
46(24)
Introduction
47(1)
Toward a Break with Great Britain
47(3)
The War for Independence
50(1)
The Northern Phase (1775-1777)
51(4)
The Southern Phase (1778-1781)
55(3)
The Naval War
58(1)
The Final Campaign
59(2)
The End of the Continental Army
61(4)
Document: Washington Returns His Commission to Congress
64(1)
A New Constitution
65(1)
The Constitution and the Military
66(1)
Conclusion
67(1)
Further Reading
68(1)
MySearchLab Connections: Sources Online
69(1)
Chapter 4 The Young Nation and Its Young Military Challenged
70(24)
Introduction
70(1)
Building an Army
71(1)
Fighting Indians and Insurrection
72(5)
An Academy at West Point
77(2)
Building a Navy
79(1)
The Quasi War
80(2)
Jefferson's Gunboats
82(1)
The Tripolitan War
83(5)
Document: Congressional Resolution Praising Commodore Preble
86(2)
The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
88(2)
The Hunger for Expansion
90(1)
Conclusion
91(1)
Further Reading
91(1)
MySearchLab Connections: Sources Online
92(2)
Chapter 5 The Second War of Independence
94(27)
Introduction
95(1)
A Declaration of War
95(1)
First Moves-Western Canada
96(7)
Document: "We Have Met the Enemy and They Are Ours"- The Battle of Lake Erie
99(4)
The Niagara Campaign
103(3)
The Campaign of 1814
106(8)
The War Ends
114(1)
The Beginnings of a Professional Military
115(3)
Conclusion
118(1)
Further Reading
118(1)
MySearchLab Connections: Sources Online
119(2)
Chapter 6 Agents of Empire
121(22)
Introduction
122(1)
The Military and a Changing Nation
122(1)
The Army and the West
123(5)
The Naval Expeditions
128(7)
Document: Perry Describes Burial of a Marine in Japan
133(2)
Frontier Constabulary and Indian Affairs
135(5)
Conclusion
140(1)
Further Reading
141(1)
MySearchLab Connections: Sources Online
141(2)
Chapter 7 Toward a Professional Military
143(18)
Introduction
144(1)
Napoleon and a Revolution in Warfare
144(6)
War with Mexico
150(8)
Document: Congressman Abraham Lincoln Supports General Taylor for President in 1848
152(6)
Conclusion
158(1)
Further Reading
159(1)
MySearchLab Connections: Sources Online
160(1)
Chapter 8 Civil War & Reconstruction
161(30)
Introduction
162(1)
Yanks and Rebs
163(1)
Strategic and Technological Contours
164(1)
Civil War Armies
165(1)
The Eastern Theater (1861-1863)
166(12)
Document: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's After-Action Report From Little Round Top
174(4)
The Western Theater (1861-1863)
178(3)
The Naval War
181(1)
Grant Takes Command
182(4)
Reconstruction
186(1)
Conclusion
187(1)
Further Reading
188(1)
MySearchLab Connections: Sources Online
189(2)
Chapter 9 Becoming a Modern Military
191(27)
Introduction
192(1)
Indian Wars
192(8)
The National Guard
200(1)
Renewed Push toward Professionalism
201(2)
Building a Modern Navy
203(2)
War with Spain
205(9)
Document: Theodore Roosevelt Reports from Santiago de Cuba
209(5)
Insurrections and Rebellions
214(1)
Conclusion
215(1)
Further Reading
216(1)
MySearchLab Connections: Sources Online
217(1)
Chapter 10 "Over There"
218(19)
Introduction
219(1)
Proving Ground: The Punitive Expedition
219(1)
"Over There"
220(11)
Document: Captain Harry Truman Writes Home to Bess, 1918
230(1)
The Navy in the Great War
231(1)
The American Air War
232(1)
Impact of American Involvement in the Great War
233(1)
Conclusion
234(1)
Further Reading
235(1)
MySearchLab Connections: Sources Online
236(1)
Chapter 11 The Interwar Years
237(19)
Introduction
238(1)
Postwar Duties
238(1)
The Army of the United States
239(2)
Doctrine For Airpower
241(4)
Document: Colonel Billy Mitchell's Statement to the Press, September 1925
243(2)
First Line of Defense: The Fleet
245(3)
The Marine Corps and the Development of Amphibious Warfare
248(2)
War Planning
250(3)
Conclusion
253(1)
Further Reading
254(1)
MySearchLab Connections: Sources Online
255(1)
Chapter 12 A Second Great War
256(23)
Introduction
257(1)
Preparing for War
257(2)
The War in the Pacific
259(5)
Mediterranean Theater and the Rise of American Leadership
264(2)
Northwest Europe (1944-1945)
266(7)
Document: Eisenhower's Personal Memorandum of June 3, 1944
268(5)
Women and Minorities in the War Effort
273(2)
The Bomb
275(1)
Conclusion
275(1)
Further Reading
276(1)
MySearchLab Connections: Sources Online
277(2)
Chapter 13 Postwar Reform and New Military Challenges
279(23)
Introduction
280(1)
Defense Reorganization and Creation of an Independent Air Force
280(2)
Revolt of the Admirals
282(1)
Integration of the Armed Forces
283(2)
Document: Executive Order 9981
283(2)
Containment and the Military
285(4)
The Korean War
289(1)
Phase I The United Nations Defensive (June 27-September 15,1950)
290(2)
Phase II The United Nations Offensive (September 15-November 2, 1950)
292(1)
Phase III The Communist Chinese Forces (CCF) Intervention (November 3-January 24, 1951)
293(2)
Phase IV First United Nations Counteroffensive (January 25-April 21, 1951) and Chinese Spring Offensive (April 22-July 8, 1951)
295(2)
Phase V Fighting while Negotiating (July 9, 1951-July 27, 1953)
297(2)
Conclusion
299(1)
Further Reading
299(1)
MySearchLab Connections: Sources Online
300(2)
Chapter 14 Challenges of the Cold War
302(21)
Introduction
303(1)
Strategic Contours
303(1)
NATO and Preparing for War in Europe
304(1)
Eisenhower's New Look
305(2)
The Rise of Civilian Strategists
307(1)
SIOPs
308(2)
Regional Challenges
310(2)
Quemoy and Matsu
312(1)
The Middle East
312(2)
U-2 Shoot Down
314(3)
Document: Eisenhower Responds to U-2 Shootdown
315(2)
Kennedy and the Cold War
317(1)
Building a Flexible Response
317(1)
The Berlin Crisis
318(1)
Missiles in Cuba
319(1)
Conclusion
320(1)
Further Reading
321(1)
MySearchLab Connections: Sources Online
322(1)
Chapter 15 Vietnam
323(20)
Introduction
324(1)
Early American Involvement
324(2)
The Advisors' War
326(1)
Americanizing the War
327(5)
The Air Campaign
332(1)
Naval Operations
333(1)
Tet
333(3)
Document: A Medal of Honor at Hue
334(2)
Vietnamization
336(1)
AntiWar Activism
337(1)
Peace with Honor
338(1)
The American Experience in Vietnam
339(1)
Conclusion
340(1)
Further Reading
340(1)
MySearchLab Connections: Sources Online
341(2)
Chapter 16 Military Challenges in a Changing World
343(25)
Introduction
343(1)
Toward a New Military
344(2)
Reforming Training, Rethinking Doctrine
346(2)
Cold War and the Military
348(1)
Desert One, Lebanon, Grenada, and Defense Reorganization
349(3)
"No More Vietnams"
352(10)
Document: American Objectives in the Gulf War
356(6)
Peacekeeping and Nation Building
362(3)
Conclusion
365(1)
Further Reading
365(1)
MySearchLab Connections: Sources Online
366(2)
Chapter 17 Into the Twenty-First Century
368(17)
Introduction
368(1)
A New War
369(3)
Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
372(7)
Challenges for the Future
379(2)
Conclusion
381(1)
Further Reading
382(1)
MySearchLab Connections: Sources Online
382(3)
Index 385
William Thomas Allison is Professor of History Georgia Southern University. He earned his Ph.D. in history at Bowling Green State University in 1995, and has taught as Visiting Professor at the Air War College and the School for Advanced Air and Space Studies.  He is author of Military Justice in Vietnam: The Rule of Law in an American War (Kansas, 2007), The Tet Offensive (Routledge, 2008), My Lai: An American Tragedy (Johns Hopkins, 2012), and The Gulf War, 1991 (Palgrave, 2012), among other works. He has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Military History and as a member of the Department of the Army Historical Advisory Committee.

 

Jeffrey G. Grey is Professor of History in the School for Humanities and Social Sciences at the Australian Defence Force Academy. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of New South Wales in 1986, and has held several professorships, including the Major General Matthew C. Horner Chair of Military Theory at the United States Marine Corps University. His numerous publications include The Commonwealth Armies and the Korean War: An Alliance Study (Manchester, 1988),  A Military History of Australia (Cambridge, 1990), Australian Brass: The Career of Lieutenant General Sir Horace Robertson (Cambridge University Press, 1992), 'Up Top': The Royal Australian Navy in Southeast Asian Conflicts 1955-1972 (Allen & Unwin, 1998), The Australian Army: Volume I: The Australian Centenary History of Defence (Oxford, 2006), as well as several authored and co-authored volumes on Australian military history for the Australian Army History Unit and Australian Military History Publishing. He has served as a trustee for the Society for Military History and on the editorial boards of the Journal of the Australian War Memorial, Journal of Military History, Scientia Militaria, War in History, and Australian Army Journal, and is editor for the journal War and Society.

 

Janet G. Valentine is Assistant Professor in the Department of Military History at the United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. She earned her Ph.D. at the University of Alabama in 2002 and has worked as a historian for the United States Army Center of Military History, the Air National Guard History Office, and the Joint History Office. She has served on the advisory board for H-WAR and the editorial board of the Journal of Military History. She taught at the University of North Florida and Mississippi State University. Her current research focuses on the Korean War, and citizenship and military obligation.