The Oxford Handbook of American Military History

Samuel J. Watson is Professor of History at the United States Military Academy at West Point.

• About the EditorAcknowledgmentsTable of Contents Contributors IntroductionSamuel J. Watson Section One: Wars and Other Armed Conflicts 1. The Colonial/Imperial Era, 1600-1763Matthew C. Muehlbauer2. Three Wars of American Independence, 1775-1783Daniel Krebs3. The War of 1812Richard V. Barbuto 4. Expansion and Empire, 1784-1860John W. Hall5. The Mexican-American War, 1846-1848Irving W. Levinson6. The Civil WarEarl J. Hess7. The Greater Reconstruction: The United States Army, Expansion, and Empire, 1848-1890Catharine R. Franklin8. Imperial Interventions Abroad, 1890-1933Elaine Tillman9. The First World War at Home and AbroadMark E. Grotelueschen and Derek Varble10. The Second World WarSteve R. Waddell11. The Cold WarAdrian R. Lewis12. The War in KoreaBryan R. Gibby13. The War in VietnamRon Milam14. The Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: The Rise and Demise of the Pax AmericanaConrad Crane Section Two: Themes 15. The Citizen-SoldierRicardo A. Herrera16. The ArmySamuel J. Watson17. The U.S. Army's Military Thought Up to the Great War for the Middle EastBrian McAllister Linn 18. The Navy and Naval PowerCraig L. Symonds19. Air Power and the U.S. Air ForceMark Clodfelter20. Native American WarfareRobert N. Watt21. Irregular WarfarePaul J. Springer22. Soldiers and Civilians: Experiences of Battle and WarChristopher Hamner23. Inclusion and ExclusionKara Dixon Vuic24. The Environment and American Military HistoryLisa M. Brady25. Science, Technology, and American Military HistoryTimothy S. Wolters26. Religion and American Military HistoryJacqueline E. Whitt27. War and PoliticsEthan S. Rafuse28. Civil-Military Relations and MilitarismPaul D. Escott 29. War and the StateMark R. Wilson 30. Social Movements and the MilitaryBeth Bailey 31. Law and Ethics in American Military Institutions and OperationsFred L. Borch32. War and American MemoryFrank J. Wetta Index