Table of Contents

1. The Building Period: 1775-1815; 2. The Institutional Period: 1816-1865; 3. The Reform Period: 1866-1914; 4. The Unsettled Period: 1915-1941; 5. The Global Period: 1942-1963; 6. The Uncertain Period: 1964-1994; 7. The Asymmetric Period: 1995-2004

Promotional Information

The Second edition of this comprehensive reference work covers U.S. military history from the Revolutionary War up through the twenty-first century War on Terrorism.

About the Author

Jerry K. Sweeney is a professor of history emeritus at South Dakota State University.