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, 295
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
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
Republ
icans, 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
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