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Presents America's wartime history from the Revolution to the Persian Gulf, and offers biographies of military personnel and information on treaties.
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Describes America's wartime history from colonial times to the 1990s, with in-depth yet readable articles extracted from Charles Scribner's Sons three-volume Encyclopedia of the American Military. Details every major American conflict, from the Revolutionary War to the Gulf War, describes the armed forces of the US, and offers biographies of the country's most important leaders. A substantial section of appendices lists medal of honor recipients from the Civil War through Somalia, and presents wartime speeches, documents, and peace treaties. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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