For the Common Defense : A Military History of the United States of America

, by Allan R. Millett; Peter Maslowski

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ISBN: 9780029215975 | 0029215978
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 9/7/1994

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A fully updated and revised new edition of this classic on American military policy throughout history.

Allan R. Millett is Raymond E. Mason, Jr. Professor of Military History at The Ohio State University.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

vii

(4)

INTRODUCTION

1. A Dangerous New World, 1607-1689

(21)

2. The Colonial Wars, 1689-1763

(29)

3. The American Revolution, 1763-1783

(37)

4. Preserving the New Republic's Independence, 1783-1815

(35)

5. The Armed Forces and National Expansion, 1815-1860

123

(39)

6. The Civil War, 1861-1862

162

(41)

7. The Civil War, 1863-1865

203

(45)

8. From Postwar Demobilization Toward Great Power Status, 1865-1898

248

(36)

9. The Birth of an American Empire, 1898-1902

284

(32)

10. Building the Military Forces of a World Power, 1899-1917

316

(30)

11. The United States Fights in the "War to End All Wars," 1917-1918

346

(34)

12. Military Policy Between the Two World Wars, 1919-1939

380

(33)

13. The United States and World War II: From the Edge of Defeat to the Edge of Victory, 1939-1943

413

(37)

14. The United States and World War II: The Road to Victory, 1943-1945

450

(44)

15. Cold War and Hot War: The United States Enters the Age of Nuclear Deterrence and Collective Security, 1945-1953

494

(37)

16. Waging Cold War: American Defense Policy for Extended Deterrence and Containment, 1953-1965

531

(39)

17. In Dubious Battle: The War for Vietnam and the Erosion of American Military Power, 1961-1975

570

(37)

18. The Common Defense and the End of the Cold War, 1976-1993

607

(40)

Epilogue After the Cold War

647

(6)

APPENDIXES

653

(18)

A. Participation and Losses, Major Wars, 1775-1991

653

(2)

B. The Armed Forces and National Expansion

655

(1)

C. The Armed Forces of the Cold War

656

(1)

GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY

657

(14)

INDEX

671

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For the Common Defense : A Military History of the United States of America

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