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 terrorist 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<
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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
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
USS Adams, 40
USS Argus, 35
USS Arizona, 231
USS Augusta, 184
USS Baltimore, 104
USS Boston, 104
USS Boxer, 250
USS Brooklyn, 111
USS Bunker Hill, 224
USS California, 223
USS Charleston, 113
USS Chesapeake, 37
USS Cole, 344
USS Comfort, 301
USS Constellation, 35, 262
USS Constitution, 32, 37, 42, 43
USS Cumberland, 74
USS Enterprise, 35, 179, 216
USS Essex, 33, 43
USS Franklin “Big Ben,” 224
USS Greer, 195
USS Growler, 228
USS Hancock, 224
USS Hornet, 35, 216
USS Indiana, 105, 111
USS Intrepid, 224
USS Iowa, 111
USS Jacob Jones, 196
USS Kearny, 195
USS Kearsarge, 75
USS Lexington, 179, 215
USS Maddox, 262, 263
USS Maine, 103, 117–118
USS Maryland, 223
USS Mercy, 301
USS Minnesota, 75
USS Missouri, 231, 298, 303, 304
USS Monitor, 74–75
USS Nevada, 205
USS New York, 111, 112
USS Olympia, 104, 106
USS Oregon, 111
USS Peacock, 42
USS Pennsylvania, 223
USS President, 21, 35
USSR. See Russia/Russians
USS Raleigh, 104
USS Reuben James, 195
USS San Diego, 150
USS San Jacinto, 303
USS Saratoga, 41, 179
USS South Dakota, 220
USS Texas, 111
USS Ticonderoga, 224, 262
USS United States, 32, 37
USS Valley Forge, 250
USS Washington, 220
USS Wasp, 35, 224
USS West Virginia, 223
USS Wisconsin, 298
USS Yorktown, 216
Utah, 49, 64
Utah Beach, 205–206, 206, 246
V-1/V-2 missiles, 208
Valcour Island, 10
Valencia, Gabriel, 57
Valley Forge, PA, 13, 14, 16
Van Fleet, James, 246
Van Rensselaer, Stephen, 30–31
Vara del Rey, Joachim, 108
Vaux, France, 154–155
Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, 221
Vera Cruz, Mexico, 52, 54–55, 56, 60
Verdun, France, 137–138, 139, 162
Vermont, 10, 23
Vichy, France, 188
Vicksburg, MS, 88–89, 91, 97
Victory at Sea (documentary), 219–220
Viet Cong (VC) “Charlie,” 261, 263, 264, 270, 271, 272, 274, 275, 276
Vietnam
Vietnam War (1965-1975), xvi, 116, 255–284, 256, 362–363
World War II (1939-1945), 214
Villa, Pancho, 145
Villepin, Dominique de, 318
Vimy Ridge, Canada, 140
Vincennes, IN, 16
Vincent, Strong (Colonel), 82–83
Vinh, North Vietnam, 262, 263
violence inherent in warfare, xv–xvi. See also America at war; casualties
Virginia, 4, 10, 14, 16, 19, 39, 71, 72, 73–74, 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 84, 90, 91, 93–94, 94–95, 95–96, 97
Virginia (Union warship), 74, 75
von Arnim, Jürgen, 190
von Steuben, Wilhelm Ludol
f Gerhard Augustin, 14, 15
Wadi al-Batin, Kuwait, 307–308
Wake Island, 118, 179, 212
Walker, Walton, 241, 242, 244, 245, 250, 252
Wallace, Robert, 191
Wall Street Journal, 349
War Powers Act, 282
Warren, Sir John, 34–35, 37
wars. See America at war
Warsaw, Poland, 198
Washington, D.C., 39, 40, 42, 71, 72, 85, 89–90, 94, 95, 97, 141, 186, 200, 212, 213, 218, 240, 242, 243, 246, 350
Washington, George, 4, 6–8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 23, 24, 84, 85
Washington Post, 349, 350
Waterloo, Belgium, 128
Waxhaw Massacre, 17
weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), 293, 301, 312, 317, 318, 320, 332, 339, 340
weather and war, 7, 10, 13, 103, 192, 199, 202, 204–205, 209, 219, 224, 324
Wellington, Duke of, 34, 37, 40, 42, 56, 215
Western Front, WWI, 123, 145, 156, 157, 162, 164
West Indies, 14, 21
Westmoreland, William C., 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 279
West Point, U.S. Military Academy, 62, 64, 72, 77, 86, 270
West Point Military Series, 155
West Virginia, 78, 79
Weyand, Frederick, 275
Wheeler, Earle, 260
Wheeler, Joseph, 107, 109
Whigs, 21, 49, 50, 52, 63
White Plains, NY, 7
Wickes, Lambert, 12
Wilderness, VA, 93
“Wild Weasles,” 268
Wilhelm II (Emperor of Germany), 166
Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 164
Wilkes-Barre Massacre, 15
Wilkinson, James, 36
Williamsburg, VA, 19
Willmott, H. P., 163, 167
Wilmington, NC, 95
Wilson, Woodrow, 142, 143–144, 164–165
“wolf packs” (U-boats), 196, 197
women in wars, 147–148, 184, 192
Wonsan, Korea, 243
Wood, Leonard, 109
Wool, John E., 51, 52
Worden, John (Lieutenant), 75
World Trade Center, NY, 344, 345
World War I (1914-1918), xvi, 121–172, 122, 123, 358–359
World War I (Willmott), 167
World War II (1939-1945), 161, 173–236, 174, 175, 176, 177, 359–362
Worth, William, 59
Wright, Stace, xvi
Wright Cyclone R-3350s, 224
Wyoming, 49, 64
Yalu River, xvii, 243, 244, 247, 248, 252, 257
Yamamoto, Isoroku, 216–217, 218
Yamashita, Tomoyuki, 214, 215
Yamato (Japanese battleship), 230
Yasir al-Khuder, Iraq, 332
Yemen, 344
Yeo, Sir James, 36
Yokohama, Japan, 230
York, Canada, 36, 39
York River, 19, 20, 73
Ypres, Belgium, 130–131, 136–137, 140
Yugoslavia, 182, 234
Zaloga, Steven, 268
zeppelins (airships), 159
Zimmerman, Alfred, 144
Zucchino, David, 335–336
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