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America at War: Concise Histories of U.S. Military Conflicts From Lexingtonto Afghanistan

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by Terence T. Finn


  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
/>   Madrid, Spain, 103, 113

  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
5

  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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