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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| An Uncommon Defense | |
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| Powhatan Describes War among the Natives (1607) | |
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| John Mason Campaigns against the Pequot (1637) | |
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| Elizabeth Bacon Observes Skirmishes in Virginia(1676) | |
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| Benjamin Church Plans for Action in New England (1704) | |
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| James Oglethorpe Strikes Spanish Outposts (1739-1741) | |
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| Robert Rogers Provides Rules for the Rangers(1757) | |
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| Parliament Passes a Quartering Act (1765) | |
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| An Unknown Soldier Sings "Yankee Doodle" (1775) | |
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| War for Independence | |
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| The Continental Congress Raises an Army (1775) | |
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| James Monroe Goes to War (1776) | |
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| Albigence Waldo Treats Soldiers at Valley Forge (1777) | |
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| Jeffrey Brace Fights for Liberty (1778) | |
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| John Paul Jones Captures a British Frigate (1779) | |
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| A French Officer Draws the Continental Line (1781) | |
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| Deborah Sampson Wears a Uniform (1782) | |
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| George Washington Bids Farewell to the Army (1783) | |
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| Establishing the Military | |
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| Alexander Hamilton Considers National Forces (1787) | |
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| Henry Knox Arranges the Militia (1790) | |
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| Anthony Wayne Prevails at Fallen Timbers (1794) | |
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| John Adams Prepares the Navy for War(1797) | |
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| Congress Passes the Military Peace Establishment Act (1802) | |
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| William Eaton Arrives on the Shores of Tripoli (1805) | |
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| James Wilkinson Faces a Court Martial (1811) | |
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| Mr. Madison's War | |
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| James Madison Calls for War (1812) | |
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| Lydia Bacon Enters Fort Detroit (1812) | |
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| Benjamin Tanner Engraves the U.S. Frigate Constitution (1812) | |
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| Black Hawk Takes the War Path (1813) | |
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| Oliver Hazard Perry Defends Lake Erie (1813) | |
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| Samuel White Campaigns in Canada (1814) | |
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| Francis Scott Key Pens "Defence of Fort McHenry" (1814) | |
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| Andrew Jackson Triumphs at New Orleans (1815) | |
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| The Martial Republic | |
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| John C. Calhoun Proposes an Expansible Army (1820) | |
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| The National Guard Parades in New York (1825) | |
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| John Downes Sails to Sumatra (1832) | |
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| Ethan Allen Hitchcock Patrols in Florida (1836) | |
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| Juan Segu�n Remembers the Alamo (1837) | |
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| Army and Navy Chronicle Encourages Reform (1839) | |
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| Henry W. Halleck Lectures on War (1846) | |
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| The Forces of Manifest Destiny | |
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| James K. Polk Calls for War (1846) | |
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| James K. Holland Marches into Mexico (1846) | |
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| Whigs Denounce the Conduct of the War (1847) | |
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| Zachary Taylor Describes Buena Vista (1847) | |
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| Winfield Scott Lands at Veracruz (1847) | |
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| James Walker Paints The Battle of Chapultepec (1847) | |
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| Matthew C. Perry Steams to Japan (1852) | |
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| Elizabeth C. Smith Petitions for Bounty Land (1853) | |
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| The Blue and the Gray | |
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| Abraham Lincoln Issues Proclamations (1861) | |
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| Julia Ward Howe Composes "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" (1862) | |
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| Jefferson Davis Appoints Robert E. Lee to Command (1862) | |
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| Gideon Welles Appraises the Ironclads (1862) | |
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| Francis Lieber Promulgates Rules for War (1863) | |
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| Sam R. Watkins Survives Chickamauga (1863) | |
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| James Henry Gooding Protests Unequal Pay (1863) | |
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| Robert E. Lee Requests Additional Troops (1864) | |
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| Phoebe Yates Pember Works at Chimborazo (1864) | |
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| Ulysses S. Grant Offers Terms at Appomattox (1865) | |
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| Twilight of the Indian Wars | |
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| William T. Sherman Discusses Indian Policy (1868) | |
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| Philip H. Sheridan Assesses a Winter Campaign (1869) | |
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| Elizabeth B. Custer Camps with the Cavalry (1873) | |
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| Etahdleuh Sketches Kiowa Warriors (1877) | |
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| Emory Upton Evaluates Military Policy (1880) | |
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| The Soldier's Handbook Gives Healthy Advice (1884) | |
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| Nelson A. Miles Remembers Wounded Knee (1890) | |
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| A Rising Power | |
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| Alfred Thayer Mahan Advocates Sea Power (1890) | |
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| William McKinley Calls for War (1898) | |
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| Frank W. Pullen Charges in Cuba (1898) | |
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| Clara Barton Visits a Field Hospital (1898) | |
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| Frederick N. Funston Operates in the Philippines (1901) | |
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| The Committee on Naval Affairs Investigates Submarines (1902) | |
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| Elihu Root Regulates the General Staff (1903) | |
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| The Great White Fleet Tours the World (1907-1909) | |
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| The War to End all Wars | |
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| Woodrow Wilson Calls for War (1917) | |
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| Montgomery Flagg Creates a Recruiting Poster (1917) | |
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| Congress Passes the Selective Service Act (1917) | |
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| John J. Pershing Commands the AEF (1917) | |
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| Ida Clyde Clarke Supports the War (1918) | |
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| Josephus Daniels Manages the Navy Department (1918) | |
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| Ben Hur Chastaine Reaches the Front (1918) | |
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| The Stars and Stripes Notes the Armistice (1918) | |
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| Out of the Trenches | |
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| 1 The American Legion Rallies Veterans (1919) | |
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| George S. Patton Ponders the Next War (1922) | |
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| Billy Mitchell Advocates Air Power (1927) | |
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| Holland M. Smith Studies Marine Landings (1932) | |
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| Fairfax Downey Parodies "The Caisson Song" (1936) | |
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| George C. Marshall Speaks to Historians (1939) | |
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| Harold R. Stark Recommends Plan Dog (1940) | |
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| Fighting World War II | |
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| Franklin D. Roosevelt Calls for War (1941) | |
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| Raymond A. Spruance Defends Midway (1942) | |
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| Charles C. Winnia Flies in the South Pacific (1943) | |
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| Grant Hirabayashi Volunteers for Combat (1944) | |
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| Dwight D. Eisenhower Invades Normandy (1944) | |
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| Congress Passes the GI Bill (1944) | |
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| Bill Mauldin Depicts Willie and Joe (1944) | |
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| Melvin E. Bush Crosses the Siegfried Line (1945) | |
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| Jacqueline Cochran Praises the WASPs (1945) | |
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| B-29s Drop Atomic Bombs on Japan (1945) | |
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| A Cold War Begins | |
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| James V. Forrestal Manages the Pentagon (1948) | |
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| Omar Bradley Discusses Desegregation (1949) | |
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| Harry S. Truman Intervenes in Korea (1950) | |
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| Douglas MacArthur Addresses Congress (1951) | |
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| Spike Selmyhr Maneuvers in Korea (1951) | |
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| Claudius O. Wolfe Reveals Communist Atrocities (1953) | |
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| Maxwell D. Taylor Suggests a Flexible Response (1955) | |
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| Presidential Candidates Debate the Arms Race (1960) | |
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| The Tragedy of Vietnam | |
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| Herbert L. Ogier Patrols in the Tonkin Gulf (1964) | |
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| Lyndon Johnson Escalates the War (1965) | |
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| Carolyn H. Tanaka Encounters Casualties (1967) | |
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| John S. McCain Enters Hanoi (1967) | |
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| William C. Westmoreland Reacts to Tet (1968) | |
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| The Gates Commission Proposes an All-Volunteer Force (1970) | |
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| George J. Eade Assesses the Christmas Bombings (1972) | |
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| Veterans Review Apocalypse Now (1979) | |
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| A New Military | |
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| Ronald Reagan Announces SDI (1983) | |
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| Lee Greenwood Releases "God Bless the U.S.A." (1984) | |
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| Colin L. Powell Evaluates National Security (1989) | |
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| H. Norman Schwarzkopf Defends the Persian Gulf (1990) | |
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| Daniel L. Davis Sees Action in Desert Storm (1991) | |
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| Congress Approves "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (1993) | |
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| Wesley K. Clark Lauds NATO (1999) | |
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| Global War on Terror | |
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| Henrietta Snowden Renders September 11 (2001) | |
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| George W. Bush Condemns an Axis of Evil (2002) | |
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| Jessica Lynch Soldiers in Iraq (2003) | |
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| Pete Van Hooser Reveres the SEALs (2005) | |
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| FM 2-22.3 Guides the Interrogation of Detainees (2006) | |
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| David H. Petraeus Counters an Insurgency (2007) | |
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| Robert Gates Speaks at West Point (2009) | |
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| Full Chronology | |
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| Sources and Credits | |
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| Index | |