Military History
The United States has a long military history since its founding in the midst of the Revolutionary War. The Civil War and World War II are the largest struggles the nation has been involved with. There have been numerous smaller engagements and occupations as well, some of which are very obscure to most Americans.
Recommended Reading
- Vietnam at War - Mark Philip Bradley
- American Civil War - Terry L. Jones
- Fighting for American Manhood: How Gender Politics Provoked the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars... - Kristin L. Hoganson
- American Civil War - Winston S. Churchill
- I Survived #7: I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 - Lauren Tarshis
- The Korean War - Steven Hugh Lee
- The Korean War - Max Hastings
Military History Online -- "King Philip's War"
Running from 1675-1676, King Philip's War ended with the near-annihilation of the New England Indians and killed almost 2% of the colonist population.
ERAS:
Pre-Contact - Colonial - Revolutionary - Antebellum - Civil War - Gilded Age - Depression/World War II - Modern
PEOPLE:
American Indian - Anglo/Scottish - Black - Hispanic - Women - Asian - LGBT - Irish - Jewish - Children
