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The Oxford Companion to American Military History
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The Oxford Companion to American Military History Hardcover - 2000

by John Whiteclay Chambers (Editor)

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This comprehensive one-volume reference on U.S. military history--from Bunker Hill to Khe Sanh--includes extensive coverage of the social and cultural impact of war. 35 maps. of halftones.

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  • Title The Oxford Companion to American Military History
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 960
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
  • Date 2000-04-13
  • Features Dust Cover, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # BOS-I-07b-01516
  • ISBN 9780195071986 / 0195071980
  • Weight 3.47 lbs (1.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.5 x 6.81 x 2.06 in (24.13 x 17.30 x 5.23 cm)
  • Ages 13 to 17 years
  • Grade levels 8 - 12
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - History, Military
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99021181
  • Dewey Decimal Code 355.009

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With more than 1,100 entries written by some 500 distinguished contributors, The Oxford Companion to American Military History is "the most comprehensive treatment of American military history ever compiled" (Parameters: U.S. Army War College Quarterly) and an "easy-to-browse, well-organized work" (The Washington Post).

Here is a gold mine of information on American military history, exploring battles and soldiers, ships and weapons, services and doctrines--as well as the social and cultural impact of the U.S. military at home and around the world.
The Oxford Companion to American Military History boasts over 1,100 entries written by some 500 distinguished contributors. Readers will find Stephen E. Ambrose writing on the D-Day landing, James M. McPherson on the battle of Antietam, John Keegan on the changing experience of combat, Jean Bethke Elshtain on Jane Addams, Mark A. Noll on religion and war, and Robert M. Utley on Sitting Bull. Ranging from brief factual pieces to extensive essays, the entries examine every major war from the Revolution to the Persian Gulf; important battles from Bunker Hill, to the Alamo, Gettysburg, Little Bighorn, Normandy, and Khe Sanh; and military leaders from Washington to Grant, Lee, Eisenhower, MacArthur, Westmoreland, and Schwarzkopf. Moreover, the Companion goes well beyond the usual "drum and trumpet" coverage to examine a wide range of subjects you might not expect to find. There are entries on relevant acts of Congress and on diplomatic policies such as the Monroe Doctrine and the Marshall Plan; on peace and antiwar movements; on war in film, literature, music, and photography; and on war viewed through the disciplinary lenses of anthropology, economics, gender studies, and psychology. The result is the widest ranging account compiled in one volume of war, peace, and the U.S. military.
With over a thousand authoritative and vividly written entries, maps of several major wars, extensive cross-referencing, lists of further readings, and an index, this volume is the first place to turn for information on our nation's military history.

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  • Booklist, 08/01/2000, Page 0
  • Choice, 09/01/2000, Page 106
  • Kirkus Reviews, 12/15/1999, Page 1928
  • Library Journal, 01/01/2000, Page 86

About the author

John Whiteclay Chambers II is Professor of History and former chair of the History Department at Rutgers University. A distinguished scholar in American history and in war and peace studies, he is the author or editor of nearly a dozen books.

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