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Title The Routledge handbook of American military and diplomatic history : the Colonial Period to 1877 / edited by Antonio S. Thompson and Christos G. Frentzos
Published New York ; London : Routledge, 2015
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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 410 pages) : maps
Series Routledge handbooks
Routledge handbooks.
Contents pt. I.A clash of cultures : 1607-1676 -- pt. II. Imperial warfare in the new world : 1676-1763 -- pt. III. The war for American independence : 1775-1783 -- pt. IV. Building a nation -- pt. V. The War of 1812 -- pt. VI. Building an empire -- pt. VII. The Mexican-American War : 1846-1848 -- pt. VIII. The American Civil War : 1861-1865 -- pt. IX. The reconstruction era : 1865-1877
Summary The Routledge Handbook of American Military and Diplomatic History provides a comprehensive analysis of the major events, conflicts, and personalities that have defined and shaped the military history of the United States. This volume, The Colonial Period to 1877, illuminates the early period of American history, from the colonial warfare of the 17th century through the tribulations of Reconstruction. The chronologically organized sections each begin with an introductory chapter that provides a concise narrative of the period and highlights the scholarly debates and interpretive schools of thought in historiography, followed by topical chapters on issues in the period
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
Diplomatic relations
Krieg
Diplomatie
Internationale Politik
SUBJECT United States -- History, Military -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
United States -- Foreign relations -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Subject United States
USA
Genre/Form Electronic books
handbooks.
manuals (instructional materials)
Handbooks and manuals
Military history
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
Author Thompson, Antonio S. (Antonio Scott), 1975- editor.
Frentzos, Christos G., editor.
ISBN 9781317813354
1317813359
9781315817347
1315817349
Other Titles Handbook of American military and diplomatic history, the Colonial Period to 1877