Iowa, 147
Iowa class battleships, 230, 231, 298
Iran, 293, 294, 311, 318
Iranian National Railway, 183
Iraq
Gulf War (1990-1991), 285–313, 286, 287, 288, 289, 318, 319, 322, 363–364
Iraq War (2003-2011), 315–340, 316, 347, 364
World War I (1914-1918), 133
Iraq War, The: A Military History (Murray and Scales), 329
Ireland, 142, 148
Iron Triangle, Vietnam, 271
isolationism, 179
Isonzo River, 135
Israel, 133, 304–305
Istanbul, 137
Italy/Italians
Afghanistan (2001-2014), 347
World War I (1914-1918), 134–135, 164, 167
World War II (1939-1945), 180, 187, 190, 191–193, 194, 198, 201, 234
Iuka, MS, 87
Iwo Jima, 226–227, 228, 229
Jackson, Andrew, 42, 48, 56
Jackson, MS, 88
Jackson, Thomas “Stone Wall,” 72, 78
Jackson State College, 278
James River, 73
Japan/Japanese
Korea (1950-1953), 239, 246, 248
Pearl Harbor, 178–179, 183, 185, 186, 212, 215, 216, 223, 231–232
Vietnam (1965-1975), 280
World War I (1914-1918), 136
World War II (1939-1945), 178–179, 180, 181, 187, 212–223, 214, 215–216, 216–218, 219, 220, 222, 223, 224, 225, 228–229, 230, 231–232, 232, 234, 235–236
Java Sea, 42, 215, 229
Jefferson, Thomas, 32, 56, 80
Jellicoe, Sir John, 142, 143, 149
Jerusalem, 133
jet-powered aircraft, 251
Jews, 211
Joffre, Joseph, 126–127, 128–129, 136, 137, 138, 139
Johnson, Lyndon B., 257, 258, 259, 261, 262, 263–264, 265–266, 267, 269–270, 274, 276, 278, 283
Johnston, Albert Sidney, 86, 87
Johnston, Joseph, 90, 91, 96
Jones, John Paul, 12, 16
Jones, Seth G., 346, 347
Jordan, 133
Juno Beach, 205, 206
Jutland Peninsula, 142
Kabul, Afghanistan, 343, 347, 349, 352
Kaiser, Henry J., 184
Kajaki plant, Afghanistan, 349
kamikazes (suicide) strikes, 229, 230, 235
Kansas, 53
Karbala Gap, Iraq, 325, 332, 333
Karzai, Hamid, 346–347, 348, 350
Kaskaskia, IL, 16
Kasserine Pass, Tunisia, 189
Kearny, Philip, 99–100
Kearny, Stephen W., 53–54
Keegan, John, 131, 139, 140
Kelly, Michael, 333
Kennedy, John F., 258, 259, 262
Kenney, George, 181
Kent, England, 202
Kent, Jacob, 110
Kent State University, 278
Kentucky, 3, 4, 16, 52, 71, 77, 78
Kenya, 344
Kerensky, Alexander, 132
Kettle Hill, Cuba, 109, 110
Khe Sanh, Vietnam, 274–275
Kiel, Germany, 164
Kifl, Iraq, 332
Kim Il Sung, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 247, 248, 252
Kindermord, 131
King, Ernest J., 186–187, 221
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 273
King’s Mountain, SC, 17
Kips Bay, NY, 7
Kirkuk, Iraq, 319, 331
Kiska, Aleutian Islands, 218–219
Kissinger, Henry, 277–278, 280–281
Kluck, Alexander von, 127, 128
Know, Henry, 6
Kontum, Vietnam, 279
Korat, Thailand, 264
Korda, Michael, 201
Korea
Korean War (1950-1953), xvii, 237–253, 238
Vietnam (1965-1975), 280
World War II (1939-1945), 231
Kosovo, 134
Krueger, Walter, 230
Kunming, China, 225
Kurds, 330, 331
Kursk, Russia, 234
Kuwait, 133, 290, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 300, 304, 306, 307–308, 310–311, 312, 317, 322, 329
Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, 223
Kyushu, Japan, 228
La Angostura, Mexico, 51–52
Lafayette, Marquis de, 14
Lafayette Escadrille, 160
Lake Chalco, 56, 57
Lake Champlain, 5, 40–41, 42
Lake Erie, 30, 35, 36, 42
Lake George, 6
Lake Huron, 31
Lake Ontario, 30, 36
Lake Texcoco, 56
Lake Xochimilco, 56, 57
Lam Son 719, 279
Lancaster, PA, 13
Laos, 214, 259, 261, 269, 272, 279, 284
Las Guasimas, Cuba, 107
Lawrence, James, 37
Lawrence, T. E., 133–134
League of Nations, 180
Leahy, William D., 186–187
Lebanon, 133
Le Cateau, France, 128
Lee, Robert E.
Between the States (1980-1865), 73, 77–78, 78–79, 80, 81, 82, 83–84, 84, 89, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99
Mexico (1846-1848), 55, 57, 62
“Left Hook” (Schwarzkopf), 289, 301, 306
Leigh-Mallory, Trafford, 203
LeMay, Curtis, 224–225, 235, 236
Lend-Lease Program, 182, 183, 292
Lengel, Edward G., 163
Lenin, Vladimir, 132, 258
Lettow-Vorbeck, Paul von, 136
Lewiston, NY, 31
Lexington, Kentucky, 3, 4
Leyte Gulf, Philippines, 222–223, 224
Liberty ships, 184
Liggett, Hunter, 156
Linares y Pombo, Arsenio, 107–108, 110–111, 112
Lincoln, Abraham
Between the States (1860-1865), 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80–81, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, 90–91, 97, 105
Mexico (1846-1848), 64
Lincoln, Benjamin, 11, 17
Linebacker, 280, 282, 283
Linebacker II, 281, 283
Little Round Top, PA, 82–83
logistics and war, 105, 129, 208, 298
London, England, 198, 208
Long Island Sound, 7
Longstreet, James, 60, 62, 78, 79, 83
Lookout Mountain, TN, 89
Loos, France, 136, 137
Lorraine, France, 125, 127, 128, 165, 166
Louis (King of France), 11
Louisiana, 34, 42, 48, 70, 76, 88, 95
Louvain, Belgium, 131
Ludendorff, Erich, 131, 132, 140, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 164, 169
Lufbery, Raoul, 160
Luftwaffe, 182, 186, 198, 199, 200, 203, 233
Luke, Frank, 161–162
Luke Air Force Base, AZ, 162
Lundy’s Lane, Canada, 38–39
Lusitania (Cunard liner), 142
Luxembourg, 209
Luzon Mountains, 116
Lynch, Jessica, 328
Lyon, Nathaniel, 72
MacArthur, Douglas, 292
Korea (1950-1953), 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 250, 252
World War II (1939-1945), 212–213, 214, 220–221, 221–222, 223, 230, 231, 235
Macdonough, Thomas, 41, 43
Macgregor, Douglas, 308
machine guns, 158, 168
Mackensen, August von, 134
Mackinac Island, 31
Madison, James, 28–29, 29–30, 31, 34, 39, 40, 41
Maine, 29, 34, 37, 40
Malaya, 214–215, 236
Malmédy, Belgium, 209
Manassas Junction, VA, 71
Manchuria, 231, 236, 243, 248, 252
Manhattan, NY, 6, 7, 9
Manila, Philippines, xv, 106, 111, 113, 114, 115, 117, 213, 222
manufacturing industry, WWII, 184, 232
Mao Tse-tung, 225, 248, 259
maps, xvi. See also specific wars
Marblehead, MA, 7
Marcy, William, 53
Marianas Islands, 212, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227
Marines. See U.S. Marine Corps
Marne, France, 128–129, 130, 138, 153, 155
Marshall, George C., 292
World War I (1914-1918), 153
World War II (1939-1945), 186–187, 188, 191, 193, 200, 213
Marshall Islands, 136, 223
Marx, Karl, 258
Maryland, xv, 4, 24, 33, 34, 38–39, 42, 71, 77, 78, 79–80, 81, 87, 97
Masar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, 350
Massachusetts, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 29, 33, 34, 90
Max (Prince of Germany), 164, 165
McCaffrey, Barry R., xi–xiii
McChrystal, Stanley A., 348
McClellan, George B., 57, 72–73, 77, 78, 79, 80–81, 85, 86, 89, 91, 97
McCone, John, 269
McDowell, Irwin, 71–72
McKiernan, David, 318–319, 319–320, 321–322, 322–323, 324, 327, 332, 334, 348
McKinley, William, 103, 104, 105, 112, 114
McNair, Leslie J., 204, 229
McNamara, Robert, 266, 269, 272–273
McPherson, James M., 91, 92, 94, 98
Meade, George, 62, 81–82, 83, 84, 85, 89, 90, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
media coverage of wars, 273, 274, 333
Medina Ridge, Iraq, 307, 308, 309
Mediterranean Sea, 32, 34, 137
Mediterranean Theater, WWII, 175, 189, 191, 193, 201
Meed, Douglas V., 64
Merrimac (Union frigate), 74
Merritt, Wesley, 114, 115, 117
Metz, France, 157
Meuse-Argonne, France, 157, 158, 162–163, 171
Mexico
Mexico War (1846-1848), 45–65, 46, 47, 356–357
World War I (1914-1918), 144, 145
MHQ, 351
Michigan, 30, 31, 36
Middle East, 124, 133
Midway Island, xv, 179, 216–218, 219, 220
MiG-15s, 250, 251, 281
Miles, Nelson A., 112–113
military history, U.S. See America at war
Milk Cow (Milchkuh), 196
mine warfare, 76, 149, 150, 202, 227, 296, 303
Minsk, Russia, 183
Minutemen, 3
“Mission Accomplished,” 336
Missionary Ridge, TN, 89
Mississippi, 51, 70, 78, 85, 87, 88–89, 91, 97
Missouri, 54, 71, 86, 88, 162, 322
Mitchell, Billy, 158
Mobile, AL, 42, 76, 95
Mohawk Valley, 9
Molina del Rey, Mexico, 59
Moltke, Helmuth von, 126, 127, 128, 129, 131
Monmouth Court House, NJ, 15, 16
Mons, Belgium, 128
Montauk Point, Long Island, 114
Montdidier, France, 153
Montenegro, 134
Monterrey, Mexico, 50–51, 54, 62
Montgomery, AL, 70
Montgomery, Bernard “Monty,” 189, 190, 201, 202, 205, 207, 208–209, 211–212
Montgomery, Richard, 5, 6
Montreal, Canada, 5, 36
Moraviantown, Canada, 35
Morgan, Daniel, 11, 18
Morgan, Sir Frederick, 201
Morgan Guarantee Trust, NY, 299
Morocco, 189, 190, 194, 296
Mosul, Iraq, 319
Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 226, 227
Mubarak, Hosni, 290
Mullen, Mike, 347
Murmansk, Russia, 183
Murray, Williamson, 329, 330
Mussolini, Benito, 187, 190
My Lai, Vietnam, 276
Nagasaki, Japan, 230, 235–236
Nairobi, Kenya, 344
Najaf, Iraq, 324, 332
Namibia, Africa, 136
Nancy, France, 129
Naples, Italy, 191, 192
Napoleon Bonaparte, 29, 34, 37, 38, 152
NASA, 158
Nashville, TN, 87
Nassau, 75
national anthem (American), 39, 43
National Broadcasting Company, 219
nation building, 346, 349, 350
Native Americans, 5, 10, 15, 28, 30, 31, 35
Nautilus (British brig), 42
Naval Institute Press of Annapolis, 310
navies. See Royal Navy; U.S. Navy
Nazi Germany, 179, 180, 182, 183, 187, 198, 209, 211, 212, 232, 233, 234
Neillands, Robin H., 88, 93
Netherlands/Dutch, 166, 198, 249, 304, 347
Nevada, 49, 64
New Britain, 218, 221, 222
New Carthage, MO, 88
New England, 90
Newfoundland, 180, 184–185
New Georgia Islands, 221
New Guinea, 181, 215–216, 218, 221
New Hampshire, 4, 24
New Jersey, 3, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 16
New Mexico, 49, 53, 64
New Orleans, LA, 42, 76, 88, 95
Newport, RI, 11, 15, 19
New York, xv, 6–7, 8, 9–10, 11, 14–15, 17, 18, 21, 23, 31, 36, 38, 40–41, 78, 85, 220, 344, 345
New Zealand/New Zealanders, 137, 193, 249, 269, 296
Niagara River, 30–31, 38
Nieuport 17s, 161
Nimitz, Chester, 216–217, 218, 221, 223, 231, 235
Nivelle, Robert, 139, 140, 151
Nixon, Richard, 277–278, 278–279, 280, 281–282, 282, 283
Nobel Prize, 158
Norden bombsight, 199
Norfolk, Iraq, 307
Norfolk, VA, 74
Normandy, France, xv, 191, 193, 194, 200, 201, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 211, 220, 246, 320
North, Lord Frederick, 20
North Africa, 188–190, 194
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 347
North Carolina, 10, 17, 18, 19, 24, 71, 76, 92, 95, 96
Northern Barrage, 149
Northern Frontier, 26
North Korea, 318. See also Korea, Korean War (1950-1953)
North Point, MD, 39
North Sea, 129, 142, 149, 162
North Vietnamese Army (NVA), 261, 269, 270, 271, 272, 275, 278, 279–280, 282, 284. See also Vietnam, Vietnam War (1965-1975)
Norway, 149, 182, 183, 201, 202
Nova Scotia, 40
nuclear weapons (WMDs), 301, 317, 318, 332, 339, 340
Nuevo León, 50
Nummy, David, 338
Nuremberg, Germany, 211
Nuremberg Trials, 197
nurses, U.S. Army, 148, 192
Obama, Barack, 339, 348, 349, 350
Objective Bears, 333
Objective Lions, 333
Objective Ravens, 333
Objective Saints, 333
Objective Texans, 333
Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance, 338–339
Ohio, 36
oil and wars, 291, 295, 317, 319, 325, 327
O’Kane, Richard, 227
Okinawa, Japan, 228–229, 230
Omaha Beach, 205, 206–207
Oman, 29
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Operation Barbarossa, 182
Operation Cedar Falls, 271–272
Operation Cobra, 320
Operation Cobra II, 320, 321
Operation Coronet, 230
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), 319. See also Iraq, Iraq War (2003-2011)
Operation Junction City, 271–272
Operation Olympic, 230
Operation Overlord, 200–207
Operation Paukenschlag “The Happy Times,” 196
Operation Thunder Run, 334–336
Operation Torch, 188–190
Oran, Algeria, 189
“Orders-in-Council” (England’s), 28, 29
Oregon, 48
Oriskany, NY, 10
Ottoman Empire, 124, 132, 133, 134, 137, 164
P-38s, 218
P-47 Thunderbolts, 199, 200, 204
P-51 Mustangs, 161, 181, 194, 200
Pacific Ocean, 33, 63, 64, 141
Pacific Theater, WWII, 176, 177, 199, 212, 221–231
Padierna (Contreras), Mexico, 57, 60
Pagonis, William “Gus,” 298
Pakenham, Sir Edward, 42
Pakistan/Pakistanis, 296, 344, 345–346, 349, 351
Palestine, 133, 135, 164
Palmer, Dave Richard, 280
Palo Alto, Mexico, 50
Panama, xvi
Panetta, Leon, 353
Panmunjom, Korea, 252
parachutes, 160, 162, 169
paratroopers, 208–209, 211, 331
Paris, France, 128–129, 151, 152, 162, 188, 207
Paris Accord, 281, 282
Pas de Calais, France, 201, 202, 203
Passchendaele, Belgium, 140, 169
Patriot missile system, 305, 321, 328
Patton, George, 189, 190, 194, 202, 208, 209, 210, 211, 241, 320, 339
Patuxent River, 38, 39
Peachtree Creek, GA, 91
Peacock (American sloop), 42
Pearl Harbor, 178–179, 183, 185, 186, 212, 215, 216, 223, 231–232
Peekskill, NY, 7
Peking (Beijing), China, 242–243, 248
Peña y Barragán, 59
Peninsula Campaign, 73
Pennsylvania, xv, 4, 7, 8–9, 10, 13, 14–15, 16, 78, 81, 82–84, 85, 87, 89, 91, 95, 96, 97, 98, 106, 220
Penobscot River, 40
Pentagon, 307, 344, 345
People’s Republic of Korea, 239. See also Korea, Korean War (1950-1953)
Percival, A. E., 215
Perkins, David, 334
Perle, Richard, 340
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 35, 41, 43
Perryville, Kentucky, 78
Pershing, John J. “Black Jack,” 144–145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 156, 157, 162–163, 170, 171
Persian Gulf, 292, 296, 297, 298, 311, 325, 330
Pétain, Philippe, 138, 140, 151, 155, 156, 188, 189
Petersburg, VA, 94, 95, 96
Philadelphia, PA, 8–9, 10, 13, 14–15, 106
Philippines
Korea (1950-1953), 249
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