For the Common Defense - A Military History of the United States from 1607 to 2012 (Paperback, 3rd ed.)

Called "the preeminent survey of American military history" by Russell F. Weigley, America's foremost military historian, "For the Common Defense "is an essential contribution to the field of military history. This carefully researched third edition provides the most complete and current history of United States defense policy and military institutions and the conduct of America's wars. Without diminishing the value of its earlier editions, authors Allan R. Millett, Peter Maslowski, and William B. Feis provide a fresh perspective on the continuing issues that characterize national security policy. They have updated the work with new material covering nearly twenty years of scholarship, including the history of the American military experience in the Balkans and Somalia, analyzing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2001 to 2012, and providing two new chapters on the Vietnam War.
"For the Common Defense "examines the nation's pluralistic military institutions in both peace and war, the tangled civil-military relations that created the country's commitment to civilian control of the military, the armed forces' increasing nationalization and professionalization, and America's growing reliance on sophisticated technologies spawned by the Industrial Revolution and the Computer and Information Ages. This edition is also a timely reminder that vigilance is indeed the price of liberty but that vigilance has always been--and continues to be--a costly, complex, and contentious undertaking in a world that continually tests America's willingness and ability to provide for the common defense.

General

Imprint:	Simon & Schuster
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2012
First published:	September 2012
Authors:	Allan R. Millett • Peter Maslowski
Dimensions:	228 x 153 x 45mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	714
Edition:	3rd ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4516-2353-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Promotions
LSN:	1-4516-2353-4
Barcode:	9781451623536

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