American military history : a documentary reader /: a documentary reader. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Brad D. Lookingbill.
• Authors: Lookingbill, Brad D
• Editors: Lookingbill, Brad D, 1969-
• 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 (1868) 137 8.2 Elizabeth B. Custer Camps with the Cavalry (1873) 139 8.3 Making Medicine Sketches Warriors and Soldiers (1877) 142 8.4 Emory Upton Evaluates Military Policy (1880) 143 8.5 The Soldier’s Handbook Gives Healthy Advice (1884) 145 8.6 Henry W. Lawton Pursues the Apache (1886) 148 8.7 Nelson A. Miles Remembers Wounded Knee (1890) 150 9 A Rising Power 155 9.1 Alfred Thayer Mahan Advocates Sea Power (1890) 155 9.2 William McKinley Calls for War (1898) 157 9.3 Frank W. Pullen Charges in Cuba (1898) 160 9.4 Clara Barton Visits a Field Hospital (1898) 162 9.5 Frederick N. Funston Operates in the Philippines (1901) 165 9.6 The Committee on Naval Affairs Investigates Submarines (1902) 167 9.7 Dan Dugal Tours the World (1907–1909) 169 10 The War to End all Wars 173 10.1 Woodrow Wilson Calls for War (1917) 173 10.2 George M. Cohan Composes “Over There” (1917) 176 10.3 Congress Passes the Selective Service Act (1917) 177 10.4 John J. Pershing Commands the AEF (1917) 180 10.5 Howard Chandler Christy Publicizes the Navy (1917) 183 10.6 Ida Clyde Clarke Supports the Troops (1918) 184 10.7 Ben Hur Chastaine Reaches the Front (1918) 186 11 Out of the Trenches 191 11.1 The American Legion Rallies Veterans (1919) 191 11.2 George S. Patton Ponders the Next War (1922) 194 11.3 Billy Mitchell Advocates Air Power (1927) 196 11.4 Holland M. Smith Studies Marine Landings (1932) 198 11.5 Charles E. Humberger Joins the CCC (1933) 200 11.6 George C. Marshall Speaks to Historians (1939) 202 11.7 Harold R. Stark Recommends Plan Dog (1940) 204 12 Fighting World War II 209 12.1 Franklin D. Roosevelt Calls for War (1941) 210 12.2 Raymond A. Spruance Defends Midway (1942) 211 12.3 Charles C. Winnia Flies in the South Pacific (1943) 214 12.4 Hiro Higuchi Volunteers for Service (1943) 216 12.5 Dwight D. Eisenhower Invades Normandy (1944) 218 12.6 Congress Passes the GI Bill (1944) 221 12.7 Bill Mauldin Draws Willie and Joe (1944) 223 12.8 Melvin E. Bush Crosses the Siegfried Line (1945) 224 12.9 Jacqueline Cochran Praises the WASPs (1945) 227 12.10 B‐29 s Drop Atomic Bombs on Japan (1945) 229 13 A Cold War Begins 233 13.1 James V. Forrestal Manages the Pentagon (1948) 233 13.2 Omar Bradley Discusses Desegregation (1949) 236 13.3 Harry S. Truman Intervenes in Korea (1950) 238 13.4 Douglas MacArthur Addresses Congress (1951) 240 13.5 Spike Selmyhr Maneuvers in Korea (1951) 243 13.6 Maxwell D. Taylor Suggests a Flexible Response (1955) 245 13.7 Presidential Candidates Debate the Cold War (1960) 248 14 The Tragedy of Vietnam 251 14.1 Herbert L. Ogier Patrols in the Tonkin Gulf (1964) 251 14.2 Lyndon Johnson Escalates the War (1965) 254 14.3 Sarah L. Blum Encounters Casualties (1967) 256 14.4 William C. Westmoreland Reacts to Tet (1968) 258 14.5 George T. Olsen Hunts the Enemy (1969) 260 14.6 The Gates Commission Proposes an All‐Volunteer Force (1970) 262 14.7 George J. Eade Assesses the Christmas Bombings (1972) 265 15 A New Military 269 15.1 N. W. Ayer Rebrands the Army (1981) 269 15.2 Ronald Reagan Envisions SDI (1983) 271 15.3 Colin L. Powell Evaluates National Security (1989) 274 15.4 H. Norman Schwarzkopf Defends the Persian Gulf (1990) 276 15.5 Daniel L. Davis Sees Action in Desert Storm (1991) 278 15.6 Congress Approves “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (1993) 281 15.7 Richard I. Thornton Readies the Marines (1999) 283 16 Global War on Terror 287 16.1 George W. Bush Calls for War (2001) 287 16.2 Jessica Lynch Soldiers in Iraq (2003) 290 16.3 Craig M. Mullaney Deploys to Afghanistan (2003) 292 16.4 David H. Petraeus Counters an Insurgency (2007) 295 16.5 Sean Householder Shares “The Warrior Song” (2009) 297 16.6 William H. McRaven Commands SEALs (2011) 299 16.7 The Pentagon Secures Cyberspace (2015) 301 Full Chronology 305 Sources and Credits 313 Index 325
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Chichester : Wiley Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 355.00973; United States -- History, Military -- Sources
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119336006; 9781119335993
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