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The recent conclusion to the war in Afghanistan America's longest and one of its most frustrating serves as a vivid reminder of the unpredictability and tragedy of war.

In this timely book, esteemed military expert Michael O'Hanlon examines America's major conflicts since the mid-1800s: the Civil War, the two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Now updated with a new preface that addresses the Revolutionary War and brief observations on three other conflicts in U. S. History, O'Hanlon's unique book combining brevity and clarity with a broad conceptual approach serves as an important treatment of America's military history at the strategic and theater of operations levels. It should appeal to students of security studies and military history at universities and war colleges as well as generalists. He addresses profound questions. How successful has the United States been when it waged these wars? Were the wars avoidable? Did America's leaders know what they w

Military History for the Modern Strategist

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      Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
      Publication Date: 1/15/2024 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780815740674, 978-0815740674
      ISBN10: 0815740670
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      Book Synopsis

      The recent conclusion to the war in Afghanistan America's longest and one of its most frustrating serves as a vivid reminder of the unpredictability and tragedy of war.

      In this timely book, esteemed military expert Michael O'Hanlon examines America's major conflicts since the mid-1800s: the Civil War, the two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Now updated with a new preface that addresses the Revolutionary War and brief observations on three other conflicts in U. S. History, O'Hanlon's unique book combining brevity and clarity with a broad conceptual approach serves as an important treatment of America's military history at the strategic and theater of operations levels. It should appeal to students of security studies and military history at universities and war colleges as well as generalists. He addresses profound questions. How successful has the United States been when it waged these wars? Were the wars avoidable? Did America's leaders know what they w

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