The American Revolution:
First Phase
The Winning of Independence 1777-1783
Events Leading to the American Revolution
Constitutional Convention and the Continental Congress
Creation of the U.S. Military
The Continental Army
Revolutionary War Battles
French & Indian War -
Key Events & Battles
The 2nd Continental Congress
The Hutchinson Letters Affair
The U.S. Army and the Founding of the Republic
Stories From the American Revolution
Birthplace of a Nation - Independence Hall
Revolutionary War Timeline
Pictures of the Revolutionary War
History of the American Flag
The History of the Army Corps of Engineers
Military History
American Indians
American Revolution
Homework Hotline
Medal of Honor
Vietnam War
A History | American Military History

American Military History

  Contents

Chapter Page
Front Matter v
1. Introduction 1
2. The Beginnings 18
3. The American Revolution: First Phase 41
4. The Winning of Independence, 1777-1783 70
5. The Formative Years, 1783-1812 101
6. The War of 1812 122
7. The Thirty Years Peace 148
8. The Mexican War and After 163
9. The Civil War, 1861 184
10. The Civil War, 1862 209
11. The Civil War, 1863 236
12. The Civil War, 1864-1865 262
13. Darkness and Light: The Interwar Years, 1865-1898 281
14. Winning the West: The Army in the Indian Wars, 1865-1890 300
15. Emergence to World Power, 1898-1902 319
16. Transition and Change, 1902-1917 343
17. World War I: The First Three Years 358
18. World War I: The U.S. Army Overseas 381
19. Between World Wars 405
20. World War II: The Defensive Phase 423
21. Grand Strategy and the Washington High Command 446
22. World War II: The War Against Germany and Italy 473
23. World War II: The War Against Japan 499
24. Peace Becomes Cold War, 1945-1950 529
25. The Korean War, 1950-1953 545
26. The Army and the New Look 572
27. Global Pressures and the Flexible Response 591
28. The U.S. Army in Vietnam 619
Suggested Readings 695