American Military History - A Documentary Reader

A collection of primary documents that explore the many facets of the American military from the colonial period to the present
 
The second edition of American Military History offers an exceptional collection of primary documents relating to history of the military of the United States from 1607 through the present. The writings offer insight into the armed forces in relation to the social, cultural, economic, political, and territorial development of the United States. Several documents comment on strategic initiatives, combat operations, force structure, public policy, and home fronts. The writings also present firsthand testimony of extraordinary men and women in uniform and most of the documents explore the connections between combatants and the societies that produced them.
 
From the beginnings of the war against the natives through the tragedy of the Civil War and up to the current Global War on Terror, American Military History offers a chronological account of the evolution of the United States military. This vital text:
* Includes writings that explore the diversity of the armed forces
* Explores leadership in America's military affairs
* Traces America's ways of war beginning in 1607 through the present
* Examines the patterns of design and purpose of the American military over time
* Reveals the vitality of civil-military relations in the United States
 
Written for academics and students of military history, American Military History is an important text that draws on primary sources to explore the many facets of America's military history.

List of contents

List of Illustrations ix
 
Acknowledgments xi
 
Introduction 1
 
1 An Uncommon Defense 7
 
1.1 Powhatan Describes War among the Natives (1607) 7
 
1.2 John Mason Campaigns against the Pequot (1637) 9
 
1.3 Elizabeth Bacon Observes Skirmishes in Virginia (1676) 11
 
1.4 Benjamin Church Plans for Action in New England (1704) 13
 
1.5 James Oglethorpe Strikes Spanish Outposts (1739-1741) 15
 
1.6 Robert Rogers Provides Rules for the Rangers (1757) 17
 
1.7 An Unknown Soldier Sings "Yankee Doodle" (1775) 20
 
2 War for Independence 23
 
2.1 James Monroe Goes to War (1776) 23
 
2.2 Albigence Waldo Treats Soldiers at Valley Forge (1777) 26
 
2.3 Jeffrey Brace Fights for Liberty (1778) 28
 
2.4 John Paul Jones Captures a British Frigate (1779) 30
 
2.5 A French Officer Draws the Continental Line (1781) 32
 
2.6 Deborah Sampson Wears a Uniform (1782) 34
 
2.7 George Washington Bids Farewell to the Army (1783) 36
 
3 Establishing the Military 41
 
3.1 Alexander Hamilton Considers National Forces (1787) 41
 
3.2 Henry Knox Arranges the Militia (1790) 44
 
3.3 Anthony Wayne Prevails at Fallen Timbers (1794) 46
 
3.4 Thomas Truxtun Recruits Seamen for the Quasi-War (1798) 48
 
3.5 Congress Passes the Military Peace Establishment Act (1802) 51
 
3.6 William Eaton Arrives on the Shores of Tripoli (1805) 52
 
3.7 James Wilkinson Faces a Court Martial (1811) 55
 
4 Mr. Madison's War 59
 
4.1 James Madison Calls for War (1812) 59
 
4.2 Lydia Bacon Enters Fort Detroit (1812) 62
 
4.3 Michel Felice Cornè Portrays the U.S.S. Constitution (1812) 64
 
4.4 Black Hawk Takes the War Path (1813) 65
 
4.5 Oliver Hazard Perry Defends Lake Erie (1813) 68
 
4.6 Francis Scott Key Pens "Defence of Fort McHenry" (1814) 71
 
4.7 Andrew Jackson Triumphs at New Orleans (1815) 72
 
5 The Martial Republic 77
 
5.1 John C. Calhoun Proposes an Expansible Army (1820) 77
 
5.2 The National Guard Parades in New York (1825) 80
 
5.3 John Downes Sails to Sumatra (1832) 82
 
5.4 Ethan Allen Hitchcock Patrols in Florida (1836) 84
 
5.5 Juan Seguín Remembers the Alamo (1837) 86
 
5.6 Michael H. Garty Serves on the U.S.S. Somers (1842) 88
 
5.7 Henry W. Halleck Lectures on War (1846) 90
 
6 The Forces of Manifest Destiny 95
 
6.1 James K. Polk Calls for War (1846) 95
 
6.2 James K. Holland Marches into Mexico (1846) 98
 
6.3 Zachary Taylor Describes Buena Vista (1847) 101
 
6.4 Winfield Scott Lands at Veracruz (1847) 103
 
6.5 James Walker Views the Storming of Chapultepec (1847) 105
 
6.6 Matthew C. Perry Steams to Japan (1852) 106
 
6.7 Elizabeth C. Smith Petitions for Bounty Land (1853) 109
 
7 The Blue and the Gray 113
 
7.1 Abraham Lincoln Issues Proclamations (1861) 114
 
7.2 Julia Ward Howe Composes "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" (1862) 116
 
7.3 Samuel Dana Greene Operates an Ironclad (1862) 117
 
7.4 Francis Lieber Promulgates Rules for War (1863) 119
 
7.5 Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Defends Little Round Top (1863) 121
 
7.6 Sam R. Watkins Survives Chickamauga (1863) 123
 
7.7 James Henry Gooding Protests Unequal Pay (1863) 126
 
7.8 Robert E. Lee Requests Additional Troops (1864) 128
 
7.9 Phoebe Yates Pember Nurses at Chimborazo (1864) 130
 
7.10 Ulysses S. Grant Prevails at Appomattox (1865) 132
 
8 Twilight of the Indian Wars 137
 
8.1 William T. Sherman Discusses Indian Policy

Product details

• Authors: Brad D Lookingbill, Brad D. Lookingbill, Brad D. (Columbia College of Missouri Lookingbill, Brad. D. Lookingbill, Lookingbill Brad D.
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2018
• EAN: 9781119335986
• ISBN: 978-1-119-33598-6
• No. of pages: 344
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Geschichte, Militärgeschichte, History, military history, Geschichte der USA, US History