Beschreibung:
Decisions about when, where, and why to commit the United States to the use of force, and how to conduct warfare and ultimately end it, are hotly debated. This book examines twelve US wars since the revolution. It reviews underlying issues and events, political objectives, and military objectives and strategy for each conflict.
List of Maps; Preface; Introduction; 1. War and Political Purpose; 2. American Revolution; 3. Civil War; 4. World War I; 5. World War II; 6. Korean War; 7. Vietnam War; 8. Persian Gulf War; 9. Afghanistan and the Post-9/11 Experience; 10. Iraq War; 11. America'S Minor Wars; War of 1812; Mexican War; Spanish-American War; 12. The American Experience.