Table of Contents

Title page

Copyright page

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Prologue: Freedom Is Not Free

1: An Uncommon Defense (1607–1775)

Introduction

The Militia

Skulking

Wars of Extirpation

Imperial March

The French and Indian War

Martial Law

Rebel Forces

Conclusion

2: War for Independence (1775–1787)

Introduction

American Crisis

Year of the Hangman

The Alliance

Outside the Lines

Southern Strategy

Yorktown

A Standing Miracle

Conclusion

3: Establishing the Military (1787–1812)

Introduction

National Forces

Legion

A Quasi-War

The Shores of Tripoli

West Point

Army of Adventurers

Peaceable Coercion

Conclusion

4: Mr. Madison's War (1812–1815)

Introduction

War Hawks

On to Canada

Naval Duels

Tough as Hickory

Border Battles

The British Invasion

New Orleans

Conclusion

5: The Martial Republic (1815–1846)

Introduction

Postwar Security

Into the Borderlands

Arc of Expansion

Indian Removal

Reforming the Militia

The Old Navy

Profession of Arms

Conclusion

6: The Forces of Manifest Destiny (1846–1860)

Introduction

American Blood

On to Mexico

Forward March

War at Home

The Halls of Montezuma

Occupation

Legacies of Conquest

Conclusion

7: The Blue and the Gray (1860–1865)

Introduction

Secession

Battle Cries

Union Strategy

Lee Takes Command

Military Necessity

Advance and Retreat

Gettysburg

Winning the West

The Surrender

Conclusion

8: Twilight of the Indian Wars (1865–1890)

Introduction

Road to Reunion

Peace Policy

Conquering the Sioux

The Old Army

Fight or Flight

Apache Resistance

Wounded Knee

Conclusion

9: A Rising Power (1890–1914)

Introduction

Race for Empire

Remember the Maine

Splendid Little War

Philippine Rebellion

The Boxers

A Progressive Defense

Gunboat Diplomacy

Conclusion

10: The War to End All Wars (1914–1918)

Introduction

Preparedness

Mobilizing for War

American Expeditionary Forces

The Atlantic Lifeline

No-Man's-Land

Cult of the Offensive

The Armistice

Conclusion

11: Out of the Trenches (1918–1941)

Introduction

Soft Power

A Winged Defense

From Ships to Shores

Our Economic Army

Neutrality

Under the Rainbow

Pearl Harbor

Conclusion

12: Fighting World War II (1941–1945)

Introduction

War Machine

The GI Way

Empire of the Sun

A Second Front

Great Crusade

The Philippine Sea

Victory in Europe

Japanese Resistance

Atomic Warfare

Conclusion

13: A Cold War Begins (1945–1964)

Introduction

Department of Defense

Containment Strategy

Police Action

A New War

Stalemate

No More Koreas

The Arms Race

Conclusion

14: The Tragedy of Vietnam (1964–1975)

Introduction

Into the Quagmire

Gradual Escalation

Search and Destroy

Tet

A Better War

Ending the Draft

The Fall of Saigon

Conclusion

15: A New Military (1975–2001)

Introduction

Revival

A Strategic Defense

Use of Force

Line in the Sand

Desert Storm

Drawdown

Pax Americana

Conclusion

16: Global War on Terror (2001–present)

Introduction

September Morn

War in Afghanistan

Iraqi Freedom

Green Zone

The Surge

Turn the Page

Killing bin Laden

Conclusion

Index