Beginning with the war for America's independence more than 230 years ago up to and including the regional conflicts of the 21st century, Chronology of American Military History is a new three-volume panoramic reference covering the entire length of U.S. military history. Nearly 5,000 chronological, day-by-day entries allow students to follow events as they unfold, often in day-by-day detail. Each event is preceded with a standard topical marker to help readers quickly locate the subjects they want to follow. Scattered throughout the text are more than 150 feature boxes highlighting key military figures, and more than 200 black-and-white illustrations, photographs, and maps complement the text.
Coverage includes:
- Afghanistan War
- Ethan Allen
- Barbary Pirates
- Battle of the Bulge
- Battle of Gettysburg
- Battle of Iwo Jima
- Battle of Saratoga
- Continental army
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Flying Tigers
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Inchon invasion
- Iraq War
- Robert E. Lee
- Douglas MacArthur
- Manhattan Project
- Normandy invasion
- Operation Enduring Freedom
- George S. Patton
- John J. Pershing
- Persian Gulf War
- Tet Offensive
- Tuskegee Airmen
- George Washington
- Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager.
