Issues of War and Peace

(Hardback)

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Since its birth, America has been involved in more than a dozen military conflicts. From the battle of King's Mountain in the American Revolution to the Persian Gulf War, this resource provides a wealth of primary documents and commentary on pivotal events of war and peace. Expert commentary and the text of 70 primary documents expressing a variety of positions on these issues bring to light the complexities of American military conflicts. Documents include excerpts from speeches, diaries, pamphlets, broadsides, songs, newspaper articles, congressional debates, and government reports.

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.,."provides an advanced summation of the complexities of American military conflicts...Teachers could apply the lessons to initiate debate about issues, highlight consequences of historical events, and illustrate the diverse viewpoints surrounding American military conflicts. This title is appropriate for the high school and college-level student. Students can apply the primary source documents and the multiple viewpoints to enhance a report."-VOYA
.,."this concise volume offers 11 case studies of American military engagements and discusses how they have defined and shaped our nation....This balanced, specialized resource will be useful in large collections."-School Library Journal
...provides an advanced summation of the complexities of American military conflicts...Teachers could apply the lessons to initiate debate about issues, highlight consequences of historical events, and illustrate the diverse viewpoints surrounding American military conflicts. This title is appropriate for the high school and college-level student. Students can apply the primary source documents and the multiple viewpoints to enhance a report.-VOYA
...this concise volume offers 11 case studies of American military engagements and discusses how they have defined and shaped our nation....This balanced, specialized resource will be useful in large collections.-School Library Journal
..."this concise volume offers 11 case studies of American military engagements and discusses how they have defined and shaped our nation....This balanced, specialized resource will be useful in large collections."-School Library Journal
..."provides an advanced summation of the complexities of American military conflicts...Teachers could apply the lessons to initiate debate about issues, highlight consequences of historical events, and illustrate the diverse viewpoints surrounding American military conflicts. This title is appropriate for the high school and college-level student. Students can apply the primary source documents and the multiple viewpoints to enhance a report."-VOYA

Author Bio

Nancy Gentile Ford is Professor of History at Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania. She is the author of Americans All!: Foreign-Born Soldiers in World War I, as well as a number of articles on war and ethnicity, gender, and citizenship.