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How America goes to war /
With American involvement in Iraq in the forefront of national news coverage and in the minds of many citizens, questions concerning America's involvement in past conflicts have once again arisen. This is the story of how the United States has gone to war and how the evolution of the nation...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Westport, Conn. :
Praeger,
2005.
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| Colección: | Modern military tradition.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | With American involvement in Iraq in the forefront of national news coverage and in the minds of many citizens, questions concerning America's involvement in past conflicts have once again arisen. This is the story of how the United States has gone to war and how the evolution of the nation's war-making apparatus has mirrored the nation's rise to global power. It focuses on the president's role as commander-in-chief vis-a-vis Congress from George Washington to George W. Bush. Conflicts range from the War of 1812 to the Mexican and Civil Wars, the two World Wars, conflicts in Southeast Asia, an. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 156 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-150) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0313040877 9780313040870 1282407872 9781282407879 9786612407871 6612407875 |
| ISSN: | 1553-7196 |