The American Military A Narrative History

The American Military: A Narrative History presents a comprehensive introduction to more than four centuries of American military history.

• Presents a chronological account of American military history from clashes between militias and Native Americans to 21st-century operations in Afghanistan and Iraq
• Features personal vignettes to put a human face on armed conflict
• Addresses patterns of national service, the evolution of civil-military relations, and the advent of all-volunteer forces
• Puts events in historical context, and considers cultural, social, political, economic, and technological developments

Brad D. Lookingbill is Professor of History at Columbia College of Missouri. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Lookingbill served in the Army National Guard and Reserve. He is the author of Dust Bowl, USA: Depression America and the Ecological Imagination, 1929-1941 (2001), War Dance at Fort Marion: Plains Indian War Prisoners (2006), and American Military History: A Documentary Reader (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011).

LIST OF FIGURES vii

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi

PROLOGUE: Freedom is not Free 1

CHAPTER 1: An Uncommon Defense (1607-1775) 10

Introduction

The Militia

Skulking

Wars of Extirpation

Imperial March

The French and Indian War

Martial Law

Rebel Forces

Conclusion

CHAPTER 2: War for Independence (1775-1787) 49

Introduction

American Crisis

Year of the Hangman

The Alliance

Outside the Lines

Southern Strategy

Yorktown

A Standing Miracle

Conclusion

CHAPTER 3: Establishing the Military (1787 1812) 89

Introduction

National Forces

Legion

A Quasi-War

The Shores of Tripoli

West Point

Army of Adventurers

Peaceable Coercion

Conclusion

CHAPTER 4: Mr. Madison’s War (1812-1815) 126

Introduction

War Hawks

On to Canada

Naval Duels

Tough as Hickory

Border Battles

The British Invasion

New Orleans

Conclusion

CHAPTER 5: The Martial Republic (1815-1846) 162

Introduction

Postwar Security

Into the Borderlands

Arc of Expansion

Indian Removal

Reforming the Militia

The Old Navy

Profession of Arms

Conclusion

CHAPTER 6: The Forces of Manifest Destiny (1846-1860) 199

Introduction

American Blood

On to Mexico

Forward March

War at Home

The Halls of Montezuma

Occupation

Legacies of Conquest

Conclusion

CHAPTER 7: The Blue and the Gray (1860-1865) 235

Introduction

Secession

Battle Cries

Union Strategy

Lee Takes Command

Military Necessity

Advance and Retreat

Gettysburg

Winning the West

The Surrender

Conclusion

CHAPTER 8: Twilight of the Indian Wars (1865-1890) 288

Introduction

Road to Reunion

Peace Policy

Conquering the Sioux

The Old Army

Fight or Flight

Apache Resistance

Wounded Knee

Conclusion

CHAPTER 9: A Rising Power (1890-1914) 324

Introduction

Race for Empire

Remember the Maine

Splendid Little War

Philippine Rebellion

The Boxers

A Progressive Defense

Gunboat Diplomacy

Conclusion

CHAPTER 10: The War to End all Wars (1914-1918) 360

Introduction

Preparedness

Mobilizing for War

American Expeditionary Forces

The Atlantic Lifeline

No Man’s Land

Cult of the Offensive

The Armistice

Conclusion

CHAPTER 11: Out of the Trenches (1918-1941) 398

Introduction

Soft Power

A Winged Defense

From Ships to Shores

Our Economic Army

Neutrality

Under the Rainbow

Pearl Harbor

Conclusion

CHAPTER 12: Fighting World War II (1941-1945) 435

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

CHAPTER 13: A Cold War Begins (1945-1964) 488

Introduction

Department of Defense

Containment Strategy

Police Action

A New War

Stalemate

No More Koreas

The Arms Race

Conclusion

CHAPTER 14: The Tragedy of Vietnam (1964-1975) 526

Introduction

Into the Quagmire

Gradual Escalation

Search and Destroy

Tet

A Better War

Ending the Draft

The Fall of Saigon

Conclusion

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