TY - BOOK AU - Millett,Allan Reed AU - Maslowski,Peter AU - Feis,William B. TI - For the common defense: a military history of the United States from 1607 to 2012 SN - 1451623534 : PAP AV - E181 .M6986 2012 U1 - 355.00973 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Free Press KW - United States KW - History, Military KW - Armed Forces KW - History KW - Military policy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; A Dangerous New World, 1607-1689 -- The Colonial Wars, 1689-1763 -- The American Revolution, 1763-1783 -- Preserving the New Republic's Independence, 1783-1815 -- The Armed Forces and National Expansion, 1815-1860 -- The Civil War, 1861-1862 -- The Civil War, 1863-1865 -- From Postwar Demobilization Toward Great Power Status, 1865-1898 -- The Birth of an American Empire, 1898-1902 -- Building the Military Forces of a World Power, 1899-1917 -- The United States Fights in the "War to End All Wars," 1917-1918 -- Military Policy between the Two World Wars, 1919-1939 -- The United States and World War II : From the Edge of Defeat to the Edge of Victory, 1939-1943 -- The United States and World War II : The Road to Victory, 1943-1945 -- Cold War and Hot War : The United States Enters the Age of Nuclear Deterrence and Collective Security, 1945-1953 -- Waging Cold War : American Defense Policy for Extended Deterrence and Containment, 1953-1965 -- In Dubious Battle : The War for Vietnam and the Erosion of American Military Power, 1961-1975 -- The Lost War : Vietnam, 1968-1975 -- The Common Defense and the End of the Cold War, 1976-1993 -- Epilogue: After the Cold War -- Appendix A: Participation and Losses, Major Wars, 1775-1991 -- Appendix B: The Armed Forces and National Expansion -- Appendix C: The Armed Forces of the Cold War UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1211/2012004800-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1211/2012004800-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1211/2012004800-t.html ER -