American Military History: Volume 1: The U. S. Army and the Forging of a Nation, 1775-1917
- ISBN-10
- 1437912133
- ISBN-13
- 9781437912135
- Pages
- 409
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-05-01
- Author
- Richard W. Stewart
Description
Provides the U.S. Army with a comprehensive but brief account of its past. This is the first of two volumes. It covers the Army¿s history from its birth in 1775 to the eve of WW1, when the U.S. had become a world power. Contents: What is military history?, theory and practice of war, and the American military system; The colonial beginnings; The American Revolution, first phase; The winning of independence, 1777-1783; The formative years, 1783-1812; The War of 1812; Toward a professional army; The Mexican War and after; The Civil War; The inter-war years, 1865-1898; The Army in the Indian Wars, 1865-1890; Emergence to world power, 1898-1902; and Transitional change, and the road to war, 1902-1917. Dozens of maps and illustrations.
