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U.S. Army: A Complete History
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by Raymond Bluhm
Sales Rank: 126151
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$19.80
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 960 pages
Published by: Universe April 19, 2005
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 088363113X
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0883631133
Book Dimensions:
13.4 x 9.8 x 3.4 inches
Weighs: 12.6 pounds
Product Description
In 1775, angry colonists took up arms against a common British foe and their battle cries signalled the birth of the United States Army. Published with the Army Historical Foundation, this richly illustrated book presents the first annual chronicle of the US Army's 300-year history -- from the French and Indian War to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Detailed sidebars written by leading experts feature key events, significant operations, technological advances, and in-depth profiles of the Army's most pivotal members.
Reader Reviews
Boots on the Ground" has been the foundation of U.S. Army thinking for more than two centuries. I first got an understanding of what it meant at the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield. In walking down from the top of the mountain was a display of a shallow pit in the ground where a picket would have lay down looking for an attack. I don't know which side occupied this particular pit, in retrospect of course, it was an American soldier. Hunkering down in this pit, probably scared to death, this man was effectively saying, "This is my piece of ground, and you gotta go through me to get it." You need ships, and airplanes, and tanks, and the big guns, but when it comes down to it, it's the single man with his boots on the ground that makes the difference. And it continues today in places all around the world. This is a huge book, 3 and a half inches thick, about ten by 13 inches in size. It is profusely illustrated and discusses almost every battle in which the U.S. Army has been involved. It starts in the 1600's, with the formation of militia formed by the colonies for protection from Indian raids. It continues through every war, almost every battle until the finding of Saddam in Iraq. It's authors are all either Army officers or professional historians with a heavy Army history. It's a supurb book.
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