ABSTRACT
Explaining America's rise as a global military power challenges the methodologies of military history. This volume looks beyond the major conflicts covered elsewhere in the Library to explore the operational, conceptual, technological and cultural forces that shaped the United States military after the American Civil War. Individual articles reflect the wide range of topics and approaches that contribute to the growing understanding of the American military and its relationship with its parent society.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|32 pages
Issues
part II|105 pages
Military Operations
chapter 2|17 pages
Wings and Wheels
The 1st Aero Squadron, Truck Transport, and the Punitive Expedition of 1916
part III|129 pages
Policy, Doctrine, and Decision Making
part IV|108 pages
Science, Technology, and Industry
part V|103 pages
Cultural and Social Aspects