The folly of war: American foreign policy 1898-2005 / Donald E. Schmidt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schmidt, Don.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--2001-.

United States--Foreign relations--20th century.

United States--History, Military--20th century.

United States--Military policy.

Local Subjects:

United States--Foreign relations--2001-.

United States--Foreign relations--20th century.

United States--History, Military--20th century.

United States--Military policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Publishing, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This highly researched account shows how the California frontier wars allowed for the rise of a ranch economy for whites and a reservation system for the Native Americans. The Round Valley Federal Indian Reservation was founded in remote Mendocino County

Contents:

The Folly of War; The Folly of War:; American Foreign Policy; 1898-2005; Donald E. Schmidt; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. A Critical Review of America's Wars; Chapter 2. The Spanish-American War: The Great Hysteria; Chapter 3. World War I: Europe Stumbles Into War; Chapter 4. World War I: America's First European Crusade; Chapter 5. World War I: The Armistice and the Treaty; Chapter 6. World War II: The Infamy of Pearl Harbor; Chapter 7. World War II: America's Second European Crusade; Chapter 8. World War II: A Soviet Victory; Chapter 9. The Origins of the Cold War - The Longest War

Chapter 10. The Korean War: The Great ReversalChapter 11. The Vietnam War: The Great Tragedy; Chapter 12. The Persian Gulf War: Punishment of Aggression; Chapter 13. The War On Terror: The Contrived War; Chapter 14. A Presidential Conversation in the West Wing; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-281-39548-X

0-87586-384-1

OCLC:

476114286