Spain (1898), 104, 106, 111, 113, 114–116, 117, 118–119, 145
Vietnam (1965-1975), 269, 280
World War II (1939-1945), 212–213, 221, 222–223, 224, 228, 229
Pickett, George, 60, 83, 96, 98
Pierce, Franklin, 56
Pittsburg Landing, 86
Plattsburgh, NY, 31, 40–41
Pleiku, Vietnam, 263, 264
Poland/Polish, 131, 132, 134, 181, 182, 193, 198, 234, 296
Polk, James K., 48–49, 51, 52–53, 53–54, 56, 61, 63, 64
Pope, John, 77
Pork Chop Hill, Korea, 246
Porter, David Dixon, 33, 88, 95
Port Moresby, New Guinea, 215–216, 221
Port Royal Sound, SC, 76
Portugal, 29, 146
Potomac River, 39, 77, 78
Powell, Colin, 292, 296, 299, 300, 303, 317, 340
Prevost, Sir George, 40–41
Princeton, NJ, 8
prisoners of war (POWs), 210, 213, 262–263, 277, 281–282, 328
privateers, 13, 33–34, 39, 41
Puebla, Mexico, 55–56
Puerto Rico, 103, 104, 106, 112–113, 116, 118
Pulaski, Casimir, 14, 16
Pulitzer Prize, 227
Purcell, Joyce, xvii
purpose of wars, xvi. See also America at war
pursuit planes/pilots, 158–159, 161, 162
Pusan Perimeter, 241, 252
Putnam, David, 160
Pyongyang, North Korea, 243
Qatar, 295, 322
Quang Tri, Vietnam, 279, 280
Quebec, Canada, 5, 6, 18
Queenstown Harbor, Ireland, 148
Queenstown Heights, Canada, 31
Qui Nhon, Vietnam, 263
Rabaul, New Britain, 218, 221, 222
Ramadan, 299–300
Ranger (Continental sloop), 12
“Rape of Belgium, the,” 131, 142
Rapidan River, 92
Rasimus, Ed, 266–267
Reagan, Ronald, 291, 298, 311
reconnaissance aircraft, 159–160, 162
Red Badge of Courage, The (Crane), 107
Red Cross, 113, 148, 210
Red Sea, 297, 303
Regensburg, Germany, 199
Reid, Brian Holden, 84
Reprisal (Continental brig), 12
Republican Guard, 290, 293, 294, 297, 307, 308, 309, 312
Republicans, 70, 80, 90, 91, 246, 258, 259
Republic of Korea (RoK), 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 247. See also Korea, Korean War (1950-1953)
Republic of South Vietnam, 259. See also Vietnam, Vietnam War (1965-1975)
Resaca de la Palma, Mexico, 50
Reynolds, John, 99–100
Rhame, Thomas, 306
Rhee, Syngman, 239, 240, 242, 243
Rheims, France, 211, 212
Rhine River, 208, 210–211
Rhode Island, 4, 11, 14, 15, 19
Richmond, VA, 16, 71, 73, 77, 90, 93, 94, 96, 97
Richthofen, Manfred von “Red Baron,” 158–159
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 159
Ridgway, Matthew, 245–246, 252–253
Ripley, Eleazer, 38
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 298–299, 301
Rochambeau, Comte de, 11, 19, 23
Rodman, Hugh, 148
Roer River, 210
Rolling Thunder, 264–269, 273, 276, 280, 283
Romania/Romanians, 132–133, 135, 167, 194
Rome, Italy, 191, 192, 193
Rommel, Erwin, 189, 190, 202–203
Roosevelt, Franklin D.
Spain (1898), 112
World War II (1939-1945), 179–180, 181, 182, 183–184, 186, 187, 190, 193, 194, 195, 200, 213, 221, 225, 231, 233, 291
Roosevelt, Quentin, 161, 206
Roosevelt, Theodore, 104, 109–110, 115, 161
Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr., 206
Rosecrans, William S., 87–88
Rosenthal, Joe, 227
“Rosie the Riveter,” 184
Ross, Robert, 38–39, 39–40
Rotterdam, Netherlands, 198
Rough Riders, 109–110
Royal Air Force (British)
Gulf War (1990-1991), 296, 302
Iraq (2003-2011), 319
World War I (1914-1918), 161
World War II (1939-1945), 182, 186, 198, 203, 204, 205, 206, 208, 233
Royal Decree (“the Proclamation Line”), 5
Royal Navy (British). See also specific HMS ships
Between the States (1860-1865), 75
1812, 32–33, 34–35, 36, 37–38, 39, 41, 42, 43
Gulf War (1990-1991), 296, 303, 304
Independence (1775-1783), 5, 11, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22
Iraq (2003-2011), 325
Korea (1950-1953), 249
World War I (1914-1918), 141–142, 143, 148, 149, 171
World War II (1939-1945), 182, 185, 186, 188, 198, 215, 229–230
Ruhr Valley, 211
Rumaila, Iraq, 309, 311, 325, 327
Rumsfeld, Donald, 320–321, 333, 337, 340, 346
Russia/Russians (Soviet Union)
Afghanistan (2001-2014), 343, 351
1812, 29
Gulf War (1990-1991), 293, 305
Korea (1950-1953), 239, 240, 242, 243, 247, 250–251
Vietnam (1965-1975), 257, 258, 265, 268, 279
World War I (1914-1918), 124, 125, 131, 132, 133, 134, 166, 167, 187
World War II (1939-1945), 182–183, 187, 193, 198, 211, 234, 235–236, 292
SA-2 surface-to-air missiles, 268, 281
Sackets Harbor, NY, 36, 38
Safwan, Iraq, 310
Sahhaf, Mohammed Saeed al- “Baghdad Bob,” 333, 335
Saigon, South Vietnam, 261, 262, 267, 269, 271, 273, 275, 279, 282
Saipan, 223
Salem, MA, 33
Salerno, Italy, 192
Salonika, Greece, 164
Sampson, William T., 111–112
San Augustin, Mexico, 57
San Juan Heights, Cuba, 108–109, 110, 111
San Juan Hill, Cuba, 110
San Patricios (Irish deserters), 57–58
Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 48, 51–52, 55, 57, 58–59, 60, 61, 62
Santa Fe, NM, 53, 54
Santiago, Cuba, 105, 106, 107–108, 110, 111, 112
Sarajevo, Bosnia, 125
Saratoga, NY, xv, 10, 11, 17, 18, 21, 23, 78, 220
Saturn V rocket, 208
Saud, Khalid bin Sultan al-, 299, 310
Saudi Arabia/Saudis, 133, 290–292, 294–295, 296, 298–299, 300, 301, 302, 304, 305, 306, 343
Savannah, GA, 12, 16, 92
Sayler’s Creek, VA, 96
Scales, Robert H., 329, 330
Schley, Winfield, 111, 112
Schlieffen, Alfred von, 126, 127, 128
Schofield, John, 91
Schuyler, Philip, 5, 10–11
Schwarzkopf, Norman, 289, 292, 294–295, 297, 298–299, 300–301, 303, 306–307, 308–309, 310
Schweinfurt, Germany, 199
Scotland, 149, 202
Scott, Winfield, 38, 47, 52, 53, 54, 55–56, 57–58, 59, 60–61, 62, 64, 85, 86, 89
Scud missiles, 304–305, 330
Sea of Japan, 250
“search and destroy” strategy, 270
Second Confiscation Act (1862), 76
Second World War. See World War II (1939-1945)
Sedgwick, John, 99–100
selected readings, xvii, 355–365
Seoul, South Korea, 240, 242, 245
September 11, 2001 terr
orist attacks, 318, 344–345
Serbia, 124, 125, 134, 135, 164, 166, 167
Seventy-three Easting, Iraq, 307–308
Shafter, William R., 105, 106–107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113–114
shamal (massive sandstorm), 324, 331
Sharpsburg, MD, 79
Shenandoah Valley, VA, 91, 93, 94–95
Sherbrooke, Sir John, 40
Sheridan, Philip, 91, 95, 96, 97
Sherman, William Tecumseh, 88, 89, 90, 91–92, 93, 94, 95, 97
Shiites, 323, 327, 337
Shiloh, TN, 86, 87
shipbuilding industry, WWII, 184
“shock and awe,” 322
Siberia, 183
Sibley, David J., 116
Siboney, Cuba, 107, 116
Sicily, Italy, 190–191, 194
Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, 264
Sidi bou Zid, Morocco, 189
Siegfried Line, 210
Sigel, Franz, 93, 94
Sihanoukville, Cambodia, 278
Silkworm missiles, 303, 304
Silver Stars, 192
Simpson, William, 210, 211
Sims, William S., 149
Singapore, 186, 214, 229
Sinuiju, Korea, 243
Slapton Sands, England, 206
slavery, 61, 63, 64–65, 70, 98
Slidell, John, 48
smart bombs, 302–303
Smith, Kirby, 59
Societe Pour L’Aviation et ses Derives (SPAD) XIIIs, 161, 169
Soissons, France, 149, 155
Solomon Islands, 219, 220, 221
Somerville, NJ, 3
Somme, France, 138–139, 169
South Africa, 193
Southampton, England, 326
South Carolina, 10, 14, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 70, 71, 76, 92, 95
South Korea, 269. See also Korea, Korean War (1950-1953)
South Mountain, MD, 78
South Vietnam, 260. See also Vietnam, Vietnam War (1965-1975)
Southwest Pacific, WWII, 177, 221
sovereign state enemies, xvi
Soviet Union. See Russia/Russians
Spaatz, Carl, 203
Spain/Spanish
1812, 29
Independence (1775-1783), 16, 21, 22
Spain (1898), xvi, 101–119, 102, 357–358
World War I (1914-1918), 142
World War II (1939-1945), 201
Special Forces, 305, 319, 330–331, 345, 351–352
Spee, Maximilian von, 141
Spotsylvania Court House, VA, 93, 94
Spring Offensive, 246
St. Lawrence River, 36–37
St. Mihiel salient, France, 156–158
Stagg, J. M., 205
Stalin, Joseph, 183, 190, 193, 234, 240, 247
Stalingrad, Russia, 234
Stark, Harold, 195
Staten Island, NY, 6
statistics as measure of success, 272–273
Stavelot, Belgium, 209
Stilwell, Joseph W. “Vinegar Joe,” 225
Stockton, Robert F., 54
Stoney Creek, Canada, 36
Strachan, Hew, 134, 144
Straits of Dover, 202
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, 277
strategic bombing (first), 159
submarine warfare
American, 227–228, 235, 236
German, 141, 142–143, 144, 149–150, 165, 170, 182, 183, 184, 194–198
Suez Canal, 133, 188
Sullivan, John, 15
Sulzberger, C. L., 180
Sumatra, 42, 215, 229
Sumner, Samuel, 110
Sunda Strait, 42
Sunnis, 337
Supreme Allied Commander, 151–152, 155, 156, 157, 162, 165
Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force, 200, 201, 203, 204, 205, 208
Sussex, England, 202
Sweden, 168
Sweetman, Jack, 76
Switzerland, 129
Sword Beach, 205
Syria, 133, 295
T-34 tanks, 240, 241
T-55 tanks, 326
T-72 tanks, 294, 304, 306, 308, 332
Takhli, Thailand, 264
Taliban, 343–344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 351–352, 353
Tallil, Iraq, 323
Tampa, FL, 105
tank warfare, 140. See also specific tanks
Tannenberg, Poland, 131
Tanner, Ogden, 209
Tanzania, Africa, 136
Taranto, Italy, 191
Tarawa, 223, 327
Tarleton, Sir Banastre, 17, 18
Tarnow, Poland, 132, 134
Taylor, Charles, 207
Taylor, Zachary “Old Rough and Ready,” 49, 50–51, 51–52, 54, 62, 64
Tecumseh (Union warship), 76
Tedder, Sir Arthur, 200–201
Tel Aviv, Israel, 304
telephone switchboard operators “Hello Girls,” AEF, 148
Tennessee, 71, 78, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 95
Tenth Army (French), 155
Terry, Alfred, 95
Tet Offensive, 274–277
Texas, 48, 49, 63, 64, 70, 75, 83, 88, 90, 144
Thailand, 249, 264, 280
Third Army, 194, 208, 209, 210, 320
38th Parallel, 239, 242, 243, 245, 247, 252, 253
Thomas, George “Rock of Chickamauga,” 87, 89, 91, 92
Thompson, Wayne, 266
Throgs Neck, NY, 7
Tigris River, 319, 323, 327, 329, 330
Tikrit, Iraq, 340
Tinian, 223
Tirpitz, Alfred von, 126
To Begin Again (Finn), xvii
Togo, Africa, 136
Tokyo, Japan, 214, 218, 220, 224, 225, 231, 246
Tomahawk cruise missiles, 303, 325
Tonkin Gulf Resolution, 263
Tora Bora, 345
Toronto, Canada, 36
Trafalgar, Spain, 142
Transylvania, Austrian-Hungarian Empire, 132–133
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, 132, 133, 165
Treaty of Ghent, 41–42, 43
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 61–62, 64
Treaty of Paris, 20, 114, 115
Treaty of Versailles, 133, 134, 135, 165, 180
trench warfare, 94, 129, 135, 136, 149, 156
Trenton, NJ, 8
Triple Entente, the, 132. See also France; Great Britain; Russia
Trist, Nicholas P., 56, 58, 61
Truman, Harry S., 163, 240, 244, 246, 249, 252, 258–259, 290–291
Tsingtao, China, 136, 141
Tunisia, 188, 189, 190, 199, 201
Turkey/Turks, 124, 133, 164, 167, 249, 295–296, 320
“Tuskegee Airmen,” 332nd Fighter Group, 194
Typhoons, 204
U-505, 196
U-boats. See submarine warfare, German
UH-1 Iroquois “the Huey,” 271
Ukraine, 132
ULTRA intelligence, 197
Umm Qasr, Iraq, 319, 325, 326
unconditional surrender, WWII, 190, 211–212, 232–233
Union (North), 68, 69, 96–97, 98. See also Between the States (1860-1865)
United Arab Emirates, 295
United Kingdom, 296. See also Great Britain/British
United Nations
Gulf War (1990-1991), 295
Iraq (2003-2011), 317–318, 339
Korea (1950-1953), 240, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 249
unmanned aerial vehicles, 348–349
U.S. Air Force
Gulf War (1990-1991), 297, 302
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Iraq (2003-2011), 319, 322–323, 330, 331
Korea (1950-1953), 240, 241, 250, 251–252
Vietnam (1965-1975), 262, 264–265, 266, 268, 272, 274–275, 278, 280, 281
World War I (1914-1918) (U.S. Army Air Service), 161–162
World War II (1939-1945) (U.S. Army Air Force), 181, 186, 192, 194, 196, 198–200, 203, 204, 206, 214, 226, 233
U.S. Army. See also Army of Northern Virginia; Army of the Cumberland; Army of the Potomac; Army of the Tennessee
1812, 31, 35, 36, 38, 39, 42, 43
Gulf War (1990-1991), 291–292, 297, 301, 306, 307, 308–309
Independence (1775-1783), 4, 7–8, 9, 10, 11, 13–14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24
Iraq (2003-2011), 318, 319, 320–321, 322, 323, 324–325, 327–328, 330, 331, 332–333, 333–334, 334–335, 335–336, 339
Korea (1950-1953), 240, 241–242, 243, 244–245, 246, 247, 248, 249–250, 252
Mexico (1846-1848), 49, 50, 51–52, 53, 54, 55–56, 57–58, 59–60, 62–63, 64
nurses, 148, 192
Spain (1898), 104–105, 106–110, 112–113, 115, 116, 117
Vietnam (1965-1975), 263, 269, 270–272, 276
World War I (1914-1918), 143, 144–148, 149, 152–154, 156–158, 163, 167, 171, 172
World War II (1939-1945), 186, 188, 189, 191, 192, 193, 194, 201, 204, 206, 208, 209, 210–211, 212–213, 219, 221, 228, 230
U.S. Marine Corps
Gulf War (1990-1991), 292, 300, 306
Iraq (2003-2011), 319, 321, 323, 325, 326–327, 328–330, 332, 333, 339
Korea (1950-1953), 241, 244
Mexico (1846-1848), 60
Spain (1898), 107
Vietnam (1965-1975), 263–264, 274, 275, 276
World War I (1914-1918), 154
World War II (1939-1945), 219–220, 221, 223, 226–227, 327
U.S. Military Academy at West Point, 62, 64, 72, 77, 86, 270
U.S. Naval Academy, 74
U.S. Navy. See also specific USS ships
Afghanistan (2001-2014), 345–346
Between the States (1860-1865), 73, 74–76, 85, 88, 95, 98
1812, 32–33, 34–35, 36, 37–38, 39, 41, 42, 43
Gulf War (1990-1991), 292, 297–298, 300, 301, 303, 304
Independence (1775-1783), 12–13, 15, 16, 19, 20
Iraq (2003-2011), 330, 336
Korea (1950-1953), 250–251
Mexico (1846-1848), 49, 51, 54, 55
Spain (1898), 103, 104, 105–106, 107, 110, 111–112, 113, 114, 116, 117–118, 119
Vietnam (1965-1975), 262, 265, 266, 268, 274–275, 280
World War I (1914-1918), 148, 149, 150
World War II (1939-1945), 178–179, 181, 183, 185, 186, 195, 198, 205, 206, 207, 214, 215–216, 216–218, 220, 221, 222–223, 223–224, 226, 227–228, 230, 231–232
U.S. Special Forces, 305, 319, 330–331, 345, 351–352
Ushant Island, 21
USS Abraham Lincoln, 336
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