Raids and sieges; trench warfare and air campaigns; guerrilla warfare, naval engagements, and colonial wars; American Battles & Campaigns covers every major campaign and battle fought in North America or by United States forces overseas, from the Pequot War of 1634 to the recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Arranged chronologically, American Battles & Campaigns includes hundreds of entries, ranging from the 1770 Boston Massacre through the Alamo (1836) and the Philippine-American War (18991902), to Chateau-Thierry (1918), Midway (1942) and Hue (1969). Major battles, such as Yorktown, Gettysburg, Pearl Harbor, and D-Day are illustrated with an annotated colour 3D map and detailed text explaining the course of the engagement. There are also colour and black & white photographs, numerous 2D battle maps, paintings and artworks, and expert accounts from leading military historians on each engagement. American Battles & Campaigns offers a complete guide to every war fought by the United States, from early European settlement to the present day.
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Every major campaign and battle fought in North America or by United States forces from the Pequot War of 1634 to the present day
Colonial Wars and the War of Independence, 16221783
Early 19th Century Wars, 17981848
Native American Wars, 17911890
American Civil War, 186165
Wars of the Industrial Age, 1870-1920
World War II, 194145
Modern Wars
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Kevin J. Dougherty is an instructor at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in Charleston. He is a retired U.S. Army officer who previously spent five years teaching military history and world civilizations in the Department of History at the University of Southern Mississippi. Dougherty is the author of a number of military history books and lives in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Hunter Keeter is a consultant in naval and military technology and operations. From 1998 to 2004 he worked as journalist and editor on several publications, including Sea Power Magazine and the trade newsletter Defense Daily. In addition, he has written articles for magazines, and is the author of American Air Forces in Vietnam and American Ground Forces in Vietnam, as well as a contributing author to books on US homeland security. Rob S. Rice teaches courses at the American Military University. He has published articles in the Oxford Companion to American Military History and contributed to a number of military history books.
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