美国军事史U.S. Military History For Dummies

出版时间：2007-11  出版社：John Wiley & Sons Inc  作者：John C. McManus  页数：363  

内容概要

U.S. Military History For Dummies examines significant battles, tactics, strategies, weapons, technology, and leadership on land, sea, and air since the French-Indian War in 1755, where George Washington was first battle-tested, to the present day war in Iraq. The book uniquely focuses on how developments in each of these areas influenced how wars were fought and how leadership and strategies evolved. Wars covered include the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War and the War in Iraq as well as other military operations around the globe.

书籍目录

Introduction Part I: The Nitty-Gritty of US Military History 　Chapter 1: Why This Stuff Is Important 　Chapter 2: Why America Goes to War and Who We Fight 　Chapter 3: Meeting the Players 　Chapter 4: Lining Up the Armed Services 　Chapter 5: The Changing Experience of Warfare Part II: Born in War 　Chapter 6: When the English Were Our Friends: Battling the Indians and the French 　Chapter 7: So You Want to Start a Revolution: The War for Independence 　Chapter 8: War and Peace: Battling Indians, Old Friends, Tax Delinquents, and Pirates 　Chapter 9: We Have Met the Enemy: The War of 1812 Part III: Forged in War 　Chapter 10: To the Halls of Montezuma: Fighting Mexico 　Chapter 11: The Civil War 　Chapter 12: The “Indian Wars”: The Army Secures the Frontier 　Chapter 13: “Remember the Maine!” Fighting Spain and the Filipinos Part IV Going Global: The World Wars 　Chapter 14: Over There: The First World War 　Chapter 15: The Looming Crisis: World War II before American Involvement 　Chapter 16: The Greatest War: World War II Part V: Bearing Any Burden: The Cold War and the Unpaid Peace Dividend 　Chapter 17: Toying with Nuclear Armageddon: The Cold War Years　Chapter 18: Hot War in Asia: The Korean War 　Chapter 19: The Very Long War: Vietnam 　Chapter 20: A War with Allies: The Persian Gulf War　Chapter 21: The Long War Ahead: Terrorism, Afghanistan, and Iraq Part VI:The Part of Tens 　Chapter 22: The Ten Best Generals in US Military History 　Chapter 23: The Ten Worst Generals in US Military History 　Chapter 24: The Ten Best Movies on US Military HistoryIndex