Part I: Wars
Chapter 1 Warfare during the Colonial Era
Chapter 2 War of American Independence
Chapter 3 Foreign Wars of the Early Republic
Chapter 4 Indian Wars in the East
Chapter 5 The Texas War for Independence and War with Mexico
Chapter 6 The Civil War
Chapter 7 Indian Wars of the Trans-Mississippi West
Chapter 8 The Spanish–American and Philippine Wars
Chapter 9 America Emergent: The United States in the Great War
Chapter 10 World War II in the Atlantic, North Africa, the Mediterranean, and Europe
Chapter 11 World War II in Asia and the Pacific
Chapter 12 The Korean War
Chapter 13 The Vietnam War
Chapter 14 The Cold War
Chapter 15 The Gulf Wars against Iraq
Chapter 16 Global War on Terrorism
Part II: The Armed Forces
Chapter 17 The Continental Army
Chapter 18 The Navies and Marines of the American Revolution
Chapter 19 The US Army to 1900
Chapter 20 The US Army Since 1900
Chapter 21 The US Navy: Men, Ships, and Governance
Chapter 22 The US Navy
Chapter 23 The US Navy Since 1920
Chapter 24 The US Marine Corps
Chapter 25 The US Coast Guard and Its Predecessor Agencies
Chapter 26 The US Air Force
Chapter 27 The Confederate Army
Chapter 28 The Confederate Navy and Marine Corps
Chapter 29 The Citizen Soldier in America: Militia, National Guard, and Reserves
Chapter 30 Defense Unification, Joint Commands, and Joint Operations
Chapter 31 Mercenaries, Private Military Contractors, and Non-Traditional Forces
Introduction
Part III: Foreign Military Operations Short of Declared War
Chapter 32 Expanding and Defending a Maritime Republic
Chapter 33 Interventions in Central America and the Caribbean
Chapter 34 Military Interventions in Asia
Chapter 35 The Occupation of Germany, Austria, Trieste, Japan, Okinawa, and Korea
Chapter 36 Military Operations in Latin America
Chapter 37 Military Interventions Short of War in the Post Era
Chapter 38 Alliances and Coalitions in US History
Chapter 39 Attachés, MAAGs, and MACs
Part IV: Homeland Security
Chapter 40 Early American Insurrections
Chapter 41 The Military and Reconstruction
Chapter 42 The Military, Civil Disorder, and Natural Disasters
Chapter 43 Coastal Defenses
Chapter 44 Air Defense
Part V: Military Specialties
Chapter 45 Military Intelligence
Chapter 46 Military Education and Training
Chapter 47 US Military Chaplains
Chapter 48 Military Communications
Chapter 49 Military Order and Discipline
Chapter 50 Covert Warfare and Special Operations Forces
Chapter 51 US War Planning: Changing Preferences and the Evolution of Capabilities
Chapter 52 Military Justice
Chapter 53 Photography and the American Military
Chapter 54 Music in the Military
Part VI: The Military, American Society, and Culture
Chapter 55 The American Way of War
Chapter 56 Civil–Military Relations
Chapter 57 Women in the American Military
Chapter 58 Minorities in the Military
Chapter 59 Medals and Decorations
Chapter 60 The Military, the Cinema, and Television
Chapter 61 The Military, the News Media, and Censorship
Chapter 62 The Military–Industrial Complex
Chapter 63 The Military, War, and Memory
Chapter 64 American Military Ethics
Chapter 65 The Military and Sports
Chapter 66 American Veterans’ Movements
Chapter 67 Care for the Military Dead