Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 342
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Trim: 6¼ x 9⅛
978-0-7425-4428-4 • Paperback • August 2006 • $67.00 • (£52.00)
978-1-4616-4410-1 • eBook • August 2006 • $63.50 • (£49.00)
John M. Carroll is Regents' Professor of History at Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas. Colin F. Baxter is chair of the Department of History at East Tennessee State University.
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Colonial Wars and the American Revolution
Chapter 2: Napoleonic Warfare
Chapter 3: The Wars of 1812 and 1846: The Leadership Factor
Chapter 4: The American Civil War, 1861–1865
Chapter 5: Indian Wars of the Trans-Mississippi West, 1850s–1890s
Chapter 6: The Military Role of the United States in World War I
Chapter 7: The United States, World War II, and the Grand Alliance
Chapter 8: The Second World War: The War against Japan
Chapter 9: The Korean Conflict and the Cold War
Chapter 10: America in Vietnam
Chapter 11: Proliferation: The United States and the Nuclear Arms Race
Chapter 12: Counterterrorism and the U.S. Military after 9/11
Afterword
The twelve essays in this volume combine in a comprehensive, well-integrated and economically presented overview of America's military heritage from the colonial era to the present day. Analytical rather than narrative in approach, never shying from controversial issues, the work is admirably suited to undergraduate and graduate classes, and should appeal to general readers as well.
— Dennis E. Showalter, Colorado College; author of Patton and Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century
An exciting, readable, and thought-provoking study.
— Johnson City Press
The contributors conscientiously summarize nearly all major viewpoints. . . . A useful commentary and analysis concerning some of the most pressing questions and issues in the nation's martial experience. (Previous Edition Praise)
— Journal of Military History
This book is a useful compendium to any student of military history. [It] provides great variety coupled with an expertise within the different subjects covered. (Previous Edition Praise)
— Military Chest Book Review
Carroll and Baxter hit their mark by accurately—and sometimes vividly—recounting major events, along with discussing the evolution of American warriors from citizen-soldiers to professional soldiers. (Previous Edition Praise)
— Air and Space Power Journal
The book should be required reading for the professional soldier interested in development of military traditions and heritage. The essays are clear, concise, and provide the reader with the essential history of each period. This book is important for anyone interested in understanding how the American Military developed over the past two hundred years. But more than that, it should be read in the light of how any army can emulate the military traditions of other nations to better their own. (Previous Edition Praise)
— Journal of the Royal Artillery
The American Military Tradition reads easily and should be a welcome addition to the military history literature. . . . Instructors faced with introducing undergraduates to American military history might well consider adopting this book for their classes. (Previous Edition Praise)
— Army History