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The Oxford Handbook of American Military History.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Watson, Samuel J.
- Series:
- Oxford Handbooks Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Military art and science--United States--History--lat.
- Military art and science.
- United States--History, Military--lat.
- United States.
- United States--Armed Forces--History--lat.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (561 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2026.
- Summary:
- The Oxford Handbook of American Military History examines the chronological and thematic range of American military history, from the colonial era to the present, exploring a variety of connections between war, military institutions, and American society, politics, economics, and culture, in chronological, topical, and thematic essays. The chapters feature holistic analytic narratives, with a strong emphasis on connections, interpretation, and insights by leading scholars with extensive experience teaching American and military history. Many of the authors are rising experts, with new perspectives and insights; many have served in the military or taught in institutions of professional military education.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- About the Editor
- List of Contributors
- What Is Military History and Why Should You Study It?
- The History of American Military History
- The History of American Military History as a Field
- So What's It All About? The Big Issues and Debates in American Military History
- In Which We Serve: Selecting the Chapters and Authors
- Lacunae: The Economy, Occupations, and the Media
- Chapter 1 The Colonial/Imperial Era, 1600-1763
- Notes
- Further Reading
- Chapter 2 Three Wars of American Independence, 1775-1783
- War of Liberation
- Imperial War
- Civil War
- Conclusion
- Chapter 3 Expansion and Empire, 1784-1860
- Chapter 4 The War of 1812
- The International Context
- Going to War
- 1813: Year of American Frustration
- 1814: Year of Crisis
- Consequences and Scholarship
- Chapter 5 The Mexican-American War, 1846-1848
- Chapter 6 The Civil War
- War Making
- Strategy and Operations
- Tactics
- Irregular Warfare
- Prisoners of War
- Medical Care
- Long-Term Effects
- Chapter 7 The Greater Reconstruction: The United States Army, Expansion, and Empire, 1848-1890
- The Army Penetrates the Trans-Mississippi West
- A Multipurpose Army
- The Dilemmas of Reconstruction
- The Complexity of the West
- Paths for Future Research
- Chapter 8 Imperial Interventions Abroad, 1890-1933
- Expansion in the 1890s
- The Spanish-American War
- The Progressive Era
- The Height of Occupations
- Post-World War I
- Chapter 9 The First World War at Home and Abroad
- America during Neutrality
- The Road to War.
- Limits of the U.S. Military in 1917
- Mobilization of American Economy, Industry, and Society
- Deployment and Reorganization of the U.S. Military
- Training and Movement into the Line
- Battles and Campaigns
- Postwar Politics
- Further Research
- Learning Hard Lessons, Winning a Practical Peace
- Chapter 10 The Second World War
- Preparations
- The War
- Consequences
- Chapter 11 The Cold War
- Origins of the Cold War
- Eisenhower: Creating Massive Retaliation to Manage the Cold War
- Kennedy's Flexible Response: Managing Armageddon and Artificial Limited War
- Ending the Cold War and the Collapse of the Soviet Union
- The New American Culture of War: Militarism and the Dilemmas of Citizenship
- Militarism
- Citizenship
- New Forms of War
- Chapter 12 The War in Korea
- Chapter 13 The War in Vietnam
- The American Soldier
- Big Battles
- The Light at the End of the Tunnel?
- Changing Strategies
- Legacies
- Chapter 14 The Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: The Rise and Demise of the Pax Americana
- Chapter 15 The Citizen-Soldier
- English Origins
- Broadening the Perspective
- Fear of Standing Armies
- Colonial Citizen-Soldiers
- Citizen-Soldiers of the Republic
- The Twentieth Century and Beyond: Whither the Citizen-Soldier?
- Chapter 16 The Army
- Chapter 17 The U.S. Army's Military Thought up to the Great War for the Middle East
- Chapter 18 The Navy and Naval Power
- Note
- Chapter 19 Air Power and the U.S. Air Force
- Chapter 20 Native American Warfare
- Popular Culture
- Contexts and Commonalities.
- Great Britain, the United States, and the Northeastern Woodlands Indians, 1754-1794
- The Plains Wars, 1864-1877
- The Apache Wars, 1860-1886
- Chapter 21 Irregular Warfare
- Irregular Warfare in Colonial America and the Revolution
- Citizen-Soldiers and Irregular Warfare in the Young Republic
- Small Wars and Global Aspirations in the Twentieth Century
- Irregular Warfare in the Twenty-First Century
- Chapter 22 Soldiers and Civilians: Experiences of Battle and War
- Change and Continuity: Weapons and Fear
- Motivation
- Civilians
- Aftermath: Veterans
- Chapter 23 Inclusion and Exclusion
- Chapter 24 The Environment and American Military History
- Territorial Transitions
- Consequences of War
- Environmental Policy Changes
- Future Research
- Chapter 25 Science, Technology, and American Military History
- Chapter 26 Religion and American Military History
- Religion, International Relations, and War: Values and Objectives
- Church, State, and the Military
- Military and Religious Culture
- Contemporary Trends and Conclusion
- Chapter 27 War and Politics
- Centralization Versus Decentralization in the Revolution and Early Republic
- Military Politics in the Jacksonian Era
- Continuing Ideological Conflict in the Civil War and Reconstruction
- Political and Military Reform Movements and World Power
- Centralization, Repression, and Progress in the World Wars
- The Cold War: Consensus, Conformity, and Rebellion
- New Forms of Polarization
- Chapter 28 Civil-Military Relations and Militarism
- Subordination and Accountability to Civilian Control: Foundations to the Second World War.
- Militarization, in the Cold War and Beyond
- Chapter 29 Political Economy and the State
- Chapter 30 Social Movements and the Military
- Movements for African American Civil Rights and Social Justice
- The Women's Movement
- Outcomes
- Chapter 31 Law and Ethics in American Military Institutions and Operations
- The Role of Law and Values in Shaping the U.S. Armed Forces
- Law and Ethics in Military Operations within the United States
- Law and Ethics in Military Operations on Foreign Soil
- Chapter 32 War and American Memory
- Private Memory
- Public Memory
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-007995-9
- 0-19-007994-0
- 0-19-007996-7
- 9780190079949
- OCLC:
- 1564375169
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