Bradford A Companion to American Military History

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4443-1511-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 1136 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Companions to American History

With more than 60 essays, A Companion to American MilitaryHistory presents a comprehensive analysis of the historiographyof United States military history from the colonial era to thepresent.

* Covers the entire spectrum of US history from the Indian andimperial conflicts of the seventeenth century to the battles inAfghanistan and Iraq

* Features an unprecedented breadth of coverage from eminentmilitary historians and emerging scholars, including little studiedtopics such as the military and music, military ethics, care of thedead, and sports

* Surveys and evaluates the best scholarship on every importantera and topic

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bradford, James C.

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 OperationsShort 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.