America's Wars

In America’s Wars, one of the nation’s leading authors of popular history provides a unique one-stop resource for essential information on every military action involving the United States and its precursor colonies. Comprehensive coverage includes: Capsule histories of every recorded conflict that occurred in North America or involved the United States through the present day Engagingly written accounts of more than 100 wars, skirmishes, and military expeditions More than 100 illustrations, including period photos and depictions Compelling firsthand accounts of major engagements Timelines and primary-source documents Fresh insights into the underlying causes and consequences of each conflict Wiley Desk References are comprehensive, generously illustrated reference works on major historical, cultural, and scientific topics. Their easy-to-use format helps you quickly find just the information you need, while first-person accounts and excerpts from official documents, letters, and other primary sources bring the subject to life. Wiley Desk References give you all the information you need on the subjects that matter most. From ferocious colonial conflicts with Native Americans, through revolution, civil war, and global hostilities, America's history is punctuated with wars, skirmishes, and military expeditions almost too numerous to be presented in a single, all-inclusive reference -- until now. America's Wars is the ultimate one-stop resource for essential information on every significant recorded conflict in American history, from Bunker Hill to the Bataan Peninsula, from Antietam to Afghanistan. Award-winning historian Alan Axelrod delivers the hard facts and figures, ferrets out telling details, and separates truth from legend. Including primarysource documents throughout, Axelrod provides a highly readable narrative laced with lively first-person accounts of some of the most memorable moments from America's military past.America's Wars sheds light on the underlying causes of each conflict and offers fresh insight and perspective on the conduct and historical impact of more than 100 armed struggles. Axelrod's thorough research and careful examination of established facts make for a few surprises as well, such as the revelation that the costliest war in American history was fought a century before the signing of the Declaration of Independence.Supplemented with more than 100 illustrations, including many period photographs, America's Wars also features helpful historical timelines and easy at-a-glance access to important military data. With compelling depictions, engaging chronicles, and authoritative information, this unique volume is an essential resource for anyone interested in American military history. [this Book Provides] Information On Every Significant Recorded Conflict In American History, From Bunker Hill To The Bataan Peninsula, From Antietam To Afghanistan. [the Book] Sheds Light On The Underlying Causes Of Each Conflict And Offers ... Insight And Perspective On The Conduct And Historical Impact Of More Than 100 Armed Struggles.-dust Jacket. Colonial And Native American Wars Before 1754 -- French And Indian War -- American Revolution -- Conflicts Of The Early Republic And The War Of 1812 -- Wars Of The Indian Removal -- United States, Mexican War And Associated Conflicts -- Early Indian Wars In The West -- Civil War -- Later Indian Wars In The West -- Spanish-american War And Other Imperialist Conflicts -- World War I, 1914-1918 -- World War Ii, 1939-1945 -- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Vietnam War, 1954-1975 -- Cold War Conflicts Since 1958 -- First War Of The Twenty-first Century. Alan Axelrod. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 525-530) And Index. A complete guide to every war America has ever been involved in From early colonial skirmishes to the deployment of US troops in Kosovo in 2000, Americas Wars provides detailed coverage of each of Americas wars, including all of the hard facts and figures of the battles