{"product_id":"american-military-history-a-documentary-reader-9781119335986","title":"American Military History: A Documentary Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of primary documents that explore the many facets of the American military from the colonial period to the present\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe second edition of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Military History\u003c\/i\u003e offers an exceptional collection of primary documents relating to history of the military of the United States from 1607 through the present. The writings offer insight into the armed forces in relation to the social, cultural, economic, political, and territorial development of the United States. Several documents comment on strategic initiatives, combat operations, force structure, public policy, and home fronts. The writings also present firsthand testimony of extraordinary men and women in uniform and most of the documents explore the connections between combatants and the societies that produced them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the beginnings of the war against the natives through the tragedy of the Civil War and up to the current Global War on Terror, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Military History\u003c\/i\u003e offers a chronological account of the evolution of the United States military. This vital text: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes writings that explore the diversity of the armed forces\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores leadership in America's military affairs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces America's ways of war beginning in 1607 through the present\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the patterns of design and purpose of the American military over time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals the vitality of civil-military relations in the United States\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten for academics and students of military history, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Military History\u003c\/i\u003e is an important text that draws on primary sources to explore the many facets of America's military history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRAD D. LOOKINGBILL\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at Columbia College of Missouri. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe American Military: A Narrative History\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley, 2014) and \u003ci\u003eWar Dance at Fort Marion: Plains Indian War Prisoners\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), and is the editor of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Military History: A Documentary Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley, 2011). He received the Eugene Asher Distinguished Teaching Award from the American Historical Association in 2010. Dr. Lookingbill served in the Army National Guard and Reserve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50488025678098,"sku":"9781119335986","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dca6f53b-89ef-40da-935d-1548cec8dc03.jpg?v=1730463898","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/american-military-history-a-documentary-reader-9781119335986","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}