{"product_id":"u-s-military-history-for-dummies-isbn-9780470165027","title":"U.S. Military History For Dummies","description":"\u003cp\u003eWant to know more about American military history? \u003ci\u003eU.S. Military History For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e presents concise and revealing accounts of all of the nation's armed conflicts from the French and Indian War to Iraq. It explains how the U.S. military is organized and how its branches operate, both independently and together.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis straightforward guide examines the causes for each of America's wars and reveals how these conflicts have shaped the nation's borders, society, politics, culture, and future. You'll meet heroes, cowards, patriots, and traitors; relive great battles; and get a taste of what combat is really like, as you discover:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow the French\/Indian war sowed the seeds of the Revolutionary War\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy America's battle for independence didn't end at Yorktown\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEarly U.S. wars against Indians, tax cheats, and pirates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe War of 1812: guaranteeing U.S. sovereignty\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"Manifest Destiny\" wars that stretched America from sea to shining sea\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy the American Civil War could not be avoided\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Spanish American War and the U.S. as an emerging global power\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy World War I failed to \"make the world safe for democracy\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow World War II changed America's role in the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKorea and Vietnam: hot wars during the Cold War\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeaturing important insights on technological, political, and social changes that transformed the way America fights its wars \u003ci\u003eU.S. Military History For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e is your key to understanding the evolution of the most powerful military force in history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Nitty-Gritty of U.S Military History 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Why This Stuff Is Important 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Why America Goes to War and Who We Fight 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Meeting the Players 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Lining Up the Armed Services 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: The Changing Experience of Warfare 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Born in War 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: When the English Were Our Friends: Battling the Indians and the French 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: So You Want to Start a Revolution: The War for Independence 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: War and Peace: Battling Indians, Old Friends, Tax Delinquents, and Pirates 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: We Have Met the Enemy: The War of 1812 .107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Forged in War 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: To the Halls of Montezuma: Fighting Mexico 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: The Civil War 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: The “Indian Wars”: The Army Secures the Frontier 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: “Remember the Maine!” Fighting Spain and the Filipinos 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Going Global: The World Wars 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Over There: The First World War 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: The Looming Crisis: World War II before American Involvement 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: The Greatest War: World War II 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Bearing Any Burden: The Cold War and the Unpaid Peace Dividend 243\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Toying with Nuclear Armageddon: The Cold War Years 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Hot War in Asia: The Korean War 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: The Very Long War: Vietnam 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20: A War with Allies: The Persian Gulf War 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21: The Long War Ahead: Terrorism, Afghanistan, and Iraq 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: The Part of Tens 329\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22: The Ten Best Generals in U.S Military History 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23: The Ten Worst Generals in U.S Military History 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24: The Ten Best Movies on U.S Military History 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn C. 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