The American Military : A Narrative History.

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) -- Introduction -- National 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 Questions -- Suggested 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 Policy -- Conquering 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 Questions -- Suggested 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 -- Police Action -- A New War -- Stalemate -- No More Koreas -- The Arms Race -- Conclusion -- Essential Questions -- Suggested Readings -- 14: The Tragedy of Vietnam (1964-1975) -- Introduction -- Into the Quagmire -- Gradual Escalation -- Search and Destroy -- Tet -- A Better War -- Ending the Draft -- The Fall of Saigon -- Conclusion -- Essential Questions -- Suggested Readings -- 15: A New Military (1975-2001) -- Introduction -- Revival.

A Strategic Defense -- Use of Force -- Line in the Sand -- Desert Storm -- Drawdown -- Pax Americana -- Conclusion -- Essential Questions -- Suggested Readings -- 16: Global War on Terror (2001-present) -- Introduction -- September Morn -- War in Afghanistan -- Iraqi Freedom -- Green Zone -- The Surge -- Turn the Page -- Killing bin Laden -- Conclusion -- Essential Questions -- Suggested Readings -- Index.

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