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Provides information on military organization, accounts of battles and events, biographies of military and civilian leaders, locations of military bases, and descriptions of military awards from colonization to the 1980s
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Spanning the years from 1607 to the present, the Reference Guide to United States Military History series covers the significant issues, events, battles, innovations, and personalities in the history of the armed forces in America. Volume 5, the final volume, covers the period from the end of WWII to the present. The seven narrative chapters are supplemented by biographical profiles of the military leaders of the period, detailed descriptions of the principal battles and events, and the discussion of special topics. Maps and illustrations (b&w) depict military leaders, military life, battles, and other events. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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