A Companion to American Military History, 2 Volume Set

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4051-6149-7
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 1136 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 2359 g

Reihe: Blackwell Companions to American History

With more than 60 essays, A Companion to American Military History presents a comprehensive analysis of the historiography of United States military history from the colonial era to the present.

* Covers the entire spectrum of US history from the Indian and imperial conflicts of the seventeenth century to the battles in Afghanistan and Iraq

* Features an unprecedented breadth of coverage from eminent military historians and emerging scholars, including little studied topics such as the military and music, military ethics, care of the dead, and sports

* Surveys and evaluates the best scholarship on every important era and topic

* Summarizes current debates and identifies areas where conflicting interpretations are in need of further study

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bradford, James C

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Volume I

Notes on Contributors

Introduction

Part I: Wars

Part II: The Armed Forces

Volume II

Notes on Contributors

Introduction

Part stockticker III: stockticker Foreign Military Operations Short of Declared War

Part IV: Homeland Security

Part V: Military Specialties

Part VI: The Military, American Society, and Culture

Index

Über Autor(innen)

James C. Bradford is Associate Professor of History at Texas A & M University. He is the editor of nearly a dozen volumes, including the Atlas of American Military History (2003) and The International Encyclopedia of Military History (2006). He is also currently President of the North American Society for Oceanic History.