Political History of America′s Wars Revised Edition Contributor(s): Axelrod, Alan (Author) |
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ISBN: 156802956X ISBN-13: 9781568029566 Publisher: CQ Press OUR PRICE: $242.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2006 Annotation: Political History of America's Wars is the first reference work to explore the legislative, social, and policy aspects of America's major wars, rebellions, and insurrections. This new volume weaves together important primary source documents, informative biographies, and in-depth essays to provide coverage of the political antecedents, events, and consequences of America's wars, from the American Revolution to Operation Iraqi Freedom. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - United States - History | United States - General - Political Science |
Dewey: 355.009 |
LCCN: 2006026340 |
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 7.78" W x 9.34" (2.56 lbs) 416 pages |
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Publisher Description: Political History of America′s Wars is the first reference work to explore the legislative, social, and policy aspects of America′s major wars, rebellions, and insurrections. This new volume weaves together important primary source documents, informative biographies, and in-depth essays to provide coverage of the political antecedents, events, and consequences of America′s wars, from the American Revolution to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Political History of America′s Wars features:
A helpful glossary, a comprehensive table of laws and treaties, and an index make Political History of America′s Wars a valuable research tool that will serve researchers in political science, U.S. history, sociology, journalism, geography, and more. |
Contributor Bio(s): Axelrod, Alan: - Alan Axelrod has written many works of military history, including The Real History of the Vietnam War (2012), The Real History of the Civil War (2013), A Savage Empire: Trappers, Traders, Tribes, and the Wars That Made America (2011), Selling the Great War: The Making of American Propaganda (2009), The Real History of the Cold War (2009), Patton's Drive: The Making of America's Greatest General (2009), Blooding at Great Meadows: Young George Washington and the Battle That Shaped the Man (2007), The Horrid Pit: The Battle of the Crater, the Civil War's Cruelest Mission (2007), Miracle at Belleau Wood: The Birth of the Modern U.S. Marine Corps (2007), Bradley: A Biography (2006), and Patton: A Biography (2006). Among his reference books are Political History of America's Wars (2007), Encyclopedia of Wars (2005), Encyclopedia of the United States Armed Forces (2005), American Treaties and Alliances (2000), and The Macmillan Dictionary of Military Biography (1998). |