American Military History - A Documentary Reader

Informationen zum Autor Brad D. Lookingbill is Professor and Chair of the Department of History and Social Sciences at Columbia College of Missouri. He is the author of War Dance at Fort Marion: Plains Indian War Prisoners (2006) and Dust Bowl! USA: Depression America and the Ecological Imagination (2001)! and the recipient of the 2009 American Historical Association s Eugene Asher Distinguished Teaching Award. While earning his B.A.! M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in history! he served in the Army National Guard. Klappentext American Military History: A Documentary Reader presents a series of primary documents relating to America's armed forces from the colonial period to the present. Collectively, the documents consider military affairs in relation to the cultural, social, political, economic, and territorial development of the United States. While some readings address themes such as wartime strategy, operational tactics, and combat experience, others reveal the impact of warfare on society and feature poignant remembrances of ordinary men and women in uniform, and those on the home front. Presented chronologically, the documents provide a sweeping account of the evolution of major military actions in American history. The firsthand accounts trace America's ways of war, its military leadership, and the vitality of civilian-military relations in the United States. Above all, American Military History is a vivid testament to the long and complex history of the armed forces. Zusammenfassung American Military History presents a series of primary documents relating to America's armed forces from the colonial period to the present. Collectively! the documents consider military affairs in relation to the cultural! social! political! economic! and territorial development of the United States. Inhaltsverzeichnis 19773389

Product details

• Authors: Lookingbill, Bd Lookingbill, Brad D. Lookingbill, Brad D. (Columbia College of Missouri Lookingbill
• Assisted by: Brad D. Lookingbill (Editor), Brad D. (Columbia College of Missouri Lookingbill (Editor), Lookingbill Brad D. (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2010
• EAN: 9781405190527
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-9052-7
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / World, military history, HISTORY / United States / General, HISTORY / Military / United States, c 1500 onwards to present day, History: earliest times to present day, United States of America, USA, General and world history, History of the Americas, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards