Contributor
Bradford, James C.
Imprint:Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2010.
Description2 v. ; 26 cm.
Note:Vol. 1: Part 1-WARS: Warfare during the colonial era, 1607-1765 / John Grenier -- War of American independence, 1775-83 / Stephen R. Conway -- Foreign wars of the early republic, 1798-1816 / Gene Allen Smith -- Indian wars in the east, 1783-1859 / Roger L. Nichols -- Texas war for independence and war with Mexico / Thomas W. Cutrer -- Civil War, 1861-5 / Brian Holden Reid -- Indian wars of the trans-Mississippi west, 1862-90 / Robert Wooster -- Spanish-American and Philippine wars, 1898-1902 / Graham A. Cosmas -- American emergent: the United States in the Great War / Aaron Anderson and Michael Neiberg -- World War II in the Atlantic, North Africa, the Mediterranean, and Europe / Harold R. Winton -- World War II in Asia and the Pacific / John Wukovits -- Korean War / James I. Matray -- Vietnam War / Ron Milam -- Cold War / Elizabeth Lutes Hillman -- Gulf Wars against Iraq / John R. Ballard -- Global War on terrorism / Hall Gardner.
Note:Vol. 1: Part 2-THE ARMED FORCES: Continental Army / Charles P. Neimeyer -- Navies and marines of the American Revolution / Frank C. Mevers -- US Army to 1900 / Samuel J. Watson -- US Army since 1900 / Ronald L. Spiller -- US Navy, 1794-1860: Men, ships, and governance / Christopher McKee -- US Nevy, 1980-1920 / Kurt H. Hackemer -- US Navy since 1920 / David F. Winkler -- US Marine Corps / Jon Hoffman -- US Coast Guard and its predecessor agencies / C. Douglas Kroll -- US Air Force / John W. Huston -- Confederate Army / Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr. -- Confederate Navy and Marine Corps / Michael E. Krivdo -- Citizen soldier in America: militia, national guard, and reserves / James C. Bradford -- Defense unification, joint commands, and joint operations / Leo P. Hirrel -- Mercenaries, private military contractors, and non-traditional forces / Jonathan Phillips.
Note:aVol. 2: Part 3-FOREIGN MILITARY OPERATIONS SHORT OF DECLARED WAR: Expanding and defending a maritime republic, 1816-95 / John H. Schroeder -- Interventions in Central America and the Caribbean, 1900-30 / Anne Cipriano Venzon -- Military interventions in Asia, 1899-1927 / Stephen K. Stein -- Occupation of Germany, Austria, Trieste, Japan, Okinawa, and Korea / James Jay Carafano -- Military operations in Latin America, 1961-2001 / Lawrence Yates -- Military interventions short of war in the post 1975 era / James Meernik -- Alliances and coalitions in US history / T. Michael Ruddy -- Attachés, MAAGs, and MACs / Brian Tyronne Crumley.
Note:Vol. 2: Part 4-HOMELAND SECURITY: Early American insurrections / William Hogeland -- Military and reconstruction, 1862-77 / Margaret M. Storey -- Military, civil disorder, and natural disasters, 1877-2007 / Charles A. Byler -- Coastal defenses / Dale E. Floyd -- Air defense / Edward B. Westermann.
Note:Vol 2: Part 5-MILITARY SPECIALITIES: Military intelligence / David F. Trask -- Military education and training / Jennifer L. Speelman -- US military chaplains / John W. Brinsfield, Jr., Tierian Cash, and Thomas Malek-Jones -- Military communications / Jonathan Reed Winkler -- Military order and discipline / Benjamin R. Beede -- Covert warfare and special operations forces / Bob Seals -- US war planning: changing preferences and the evolution of capabilities / Donald Chisholm -- Military justice / Mark Weitz -- Photography and the American military / Frank J. Wetta -- Music in the military / Edward H. McKinley.
Note:Vol. 2: Part 6-THE MILITARY, AMERICAN SOCIETY, AND CULTURE: American way of war / Antulio J. Echevarria II -- Civil-military relations / Charles A. Stevenson -- Women in the American military / D'Ann Campbell -- Minorities in the military / Thomas A. Bruscino, Jr. -- Medals and decorations / David T. Zabecki -- Military, the cinema, and television / Joseph G. Dawson III -- Military, the news media, and censorship / Edward L. Walraven -- Military-industrial complex / Benjamin Franklin Cooling -- Military, war, and memory / G. Kurt Piehler -- American military ethics / Thomas B. Grassey -- Military and sports / Wanda Ellen Wakefield -- American veterans' movements / William Pencak -- Care for the military dead / Constance Potter and John Deeben.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
