American Military History: A Survey From Colonial Times to the Present
, by Allison, William T.; Allison, William T.; Grey, Jeffrey; Valentine, Janet G.
- ISBN: 9780205898503 | 0205898505
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 7/12/2012
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 21stcentury. 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 Note:MySearchLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySearchLab, please visit:www.mysearchlab.comor you can purchase a ValuePack of the text + MySearchLab (at no additional cost): ValuePack ISBN-10: 0205912133 / ValuePack ISBN-13: 9780205912131.
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.
Found in this section:
1. Brief Table of Contents
2. Full Table of Contents
1. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 The First American Way of War
Chapter 2 The Colonies and Wars for Empire
Chapter 3 Independence and the Birth of a National Military
Chapter 4 The Young Nation and Its Young Military Challenged
Chapter 5 The Second War of Independence
Chapter 6 Agents of Empire
Chapter 7 Toward a Professional Military
Chapter 8 Civil War & Reconstruction
Chapter 9 Becoming a Modern Military
Chapter 10 “Over There”
Chapter 11 The Interwar Years
Chapter 12 A Second Great War
Chapter 13 Postwar Reform and New Military Challenges
Chapter 14 Challenges of the Cold War
Chapter 15 Vietnam
Chapter 16 Military Challenges in a Changing World
Chapter 17 Into the Twenty-First Century
2. FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: The First American Way of War
Introduction
The American Colonies and the British Military Tradition
Colonial Militia and Military Organization
A Clash of Cultures
Virginia and the Powhatan
Document: John Smith’s Proposal to Subjugate the Powhatan
New England’s Pequot War
King Philip’s War
Conclusion
Further Reading
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Chapter 2: The Colonies and Wars for Empire
Introduction
The Colonies: Strategic Contours
King William’s War
Queen Anne’s War
King George’s War
The Great War for Empire (1756–1763)
Document: George Washington Describes Braddock’s Defeat to Robert Dinwiddie, July 18, 1755
Conclusion
Further Reading
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Chapter 3: Independence and the Birth of a National Military
Introduction
Toward A Break with Great Britain
The War for Independence
The Northern Phase (1775–1777)
The Southern Phase (1778–1781)
The Naval War
The Final Campaign
The End of the Continental Army
Document: Washington Returns His Commission to Congress
A New Constitution
The Constitution and Military
Conclusion
Further Reading
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Chapter 4: The Young Nation and Its Young Military Challenged
Introduction
Building an Army
Fighting Indians and Insurrection
An Academy at West Point
Building a Navy
The Quasi War
Jefferson’s Gunboats
The Tripolitan War
Document: Congressional Resolution Praising Commodore Preble
The Chesapeake–Leopard Affair
The Hunger for Expansion
Conclusion
Further Reading
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Chapter 5: The Second War of Independence
Introduction
A Declaration of War
First Moves—Western Canada
Document: “We have met the enemy and they are ours”—The Battle of Lake Erie
The Niagara Campaign
The Campaign of 1814
The War Ends
The Beginnings of a Professional Military
Conclusion
Further Reading
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Chapter 6: Agents of Empire
Introduction
The Military and a Changing Nation
The Army and the West
The Naval Expeditions
Document: Perry Describes Burial of a Marine in Japan
Frontier Constabulary and Indian Affairs
Conclusion
Further Reading
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Chapter 7: Toward a Professional Military
Introduction
Napoleon and a Revolution in Warfare
War with Mexico
Document: Congressman Abraham Lincoln Supports General Taylor for President in 1848
Conclusion
Further Reading
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Chapter 8: Civil War & Reconstruction
Introduction
Yanks and Rebs
Strategic and Technological Contours
Civil War Armies
The Eastern Theater (1861–1863)
Document: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain’s After-Action Report from Little Round Top
The Western Theater (1861–1863)
The Naval War
Grant Takes Command
Reconstruction
Conclusion
Further Reading
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Chapter 9: Becoming a Modern Military
Introduction
Indian Wars
The National Guard
Renewed push toward Professionalism
Building a Modern Navy
War with Spain
Document: Theodore Roosevelt Reports from Santiago de Cuba
Insurrections and Rebellions
Conclusion
Further Reading
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Chapter 10: “Over There”
Introduction
Proving Ground: The Punitive Expedition
“Over There”
Document: Captain Harry Truman Writes Home to Bess, 1918
The Navy in the Great War
The American Air War
Impact of American Involvement in the Great War
Conclusion
Further Reading
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Chapter 11: The Interwar Years
Introduction
Postwar Duties
The Army of the United States
Doctrine For Airpower
Document: Colonel Billy Mitchell’s Statement to the Press, September 1925
First Line of Defense: The Fleet
The Marine Corps and the Development of Amphibious Warfare
War Planning
Conclusion
Further Reading
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Chapter 12: A Second Great War
Introduction
Preparing for War
The War in the Pacific
Mediterranean Theater and the Rise of American Leadership
Northwest Europe (1944–1945)
Document: Eisenhower’s Personal Memorandum of June 3, 1944
Women and Minorities in the War Effort
The Bomb
Conclusion
Further Reading
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Chapter 13: Postwar Reform and New Military Challenges
Introduction
Defense Reorganization and Creation of an Independent Air Force
Revolt of the Admirals
Integration of the Armed Forces
Document: Executive Order 9981
Containment and the Military
The Korean War
Phase I: The United Nations Defensive (June 27–September 15, 1950)
Phase II: The United Nations Offensive (September 15–November 2, 1950)
Phase III: The Communist Chinese Forces (CCF) Intervention (November 3–January 24, 1951)
Phase iv: First United Nations Counteroffensive (January 25–April 21, 1951) and Chinese Spring Offensive (April 22–July 8, 1951)
Phase v: Fighting while Negotiating (July 9, 1951–July 27, 1953)
Conclusion
Further Reading
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Chapter 14: Challenges of the Cold War
Introduction
Strategic Contours
NATO and Preparing for War in Europe
Eisenhower’s New Look
The Rise of Civilian Strategists
SIOPs
Regional Challenges
Quemoy and Matsu
The Middle East
U-2 Shoot Down
Document: Eisenhower Responds to U-2 Shoot Down
Kennedy and the Cold War
Building a Flexible Response
The Berlin Crisis
Missiles in Cuba
Conclusion
Further Reading
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Chapter 15: Vietnam
Introduction
Early American Involvement
The Advisors’ War
Americanizing the War
The Air Campaign
Naval Operations
Tet
Document: A Medal of Honor at Hue
Vietnamization
Anti-War Activism
Peace with Honor
The American Experience in Vietnam
Conclusion
Further Reading
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Chapter 16: Military Challenges in a Changing World
Introduction
Toward a New Military
Reforming Training, Rethinking Doctrine
Cold War and the Military
DESERT ONE, Lebanon, Grenada, and Defense Reorganization
“No More Vietnams”
Document: American Objectives in the Gulf War
Peacekeeping and Nation Building
Conclusion
Further Reading
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Chapter 17: Into the Twenty-First Century
Introduction
A New War
Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
Challenges for the Future
Conclusion
Further Reading
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