1st Edition

A Handbook Of American Military History From The Revolutionary War To The Present

By Jerry Sweeney Copyright 1996
334 Pages
by Routledge

334 Pages
by Routledge

334 Pages
by Routledge

This unique reference work covers the military history of the United States from the Revolution to the Gulf War. The Handbook of American Military History is comprehensive, easy to use, and supplies essential information on the social, technological, political, tactical, and strategic developments that have affected the evolution of the U.S.

Preface -- The Building Period: 1775-1815 -- The Institutional Period: 1816-1865 -- The Reform Period: 1866-1914 -- The Unsettled Period: 1915-1941 -- The Global Period: 1942-1963 -- The Uncertain Period: 1964-1994

Biography

Jerry K. Sweeney is professor of history at South Dakota State University. Kevin B. Byrne is a Professor of History at Gustavus Aldophus College. Jerry M. Cooper is a Professor of History at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.