{"product_id":"u-s-military-history-for-dummies","title":"U.S. Military History For Dummies","description":"\u003cp\u003eWant to know more about American military history? \u003ci\u003eU.S. Military History For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e presents concise and revealing accounts of all of the nation's armed conflicts from the French and Indian War to Iraq. It explains how the U.S. military is organized and how its branches operate, both independently and together.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis straightforward guide examines the causes for each of America's wars and reveals how these conflicts have shaped the nation's borders, society, politics, culture, and future. You'll meet heroes, cowards, patriots, and traitors; relive great battles; and get a taste of what combat is really like, as you discover:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow the French\/Indian war sowed the seeds of the Revolutionary War\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy America's battle for independence didn't end at Yorktown\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEarly U.S. wars against Indians, tax cheats, and pirates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe War of 1812: guaranteeing U.S. sovereignty\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"Manifest Destiny\" wars that stretched America from sea to shining sea\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy the American Civil War could not be avoided\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Spanish American War and the U.S. as an emerging global power\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy World War I failed to \"make the world safe for democracy\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow World War II changed America's role in the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKorea and Vietnam: hot wars during the Cold War\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeaturing important insights on technological, political, and social changes that transformed the way America fights its wars \u003ci\u003eU.S. Military History For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e is your key to understanding the evolution of the most powerful military force in history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47917964624127,"sku":"*R0018059*","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/10414823482355.jpg?v=1766076526","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/u-s-military-history-for-dummies","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}