| Edition |
First Free Press hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xii, 371 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-350) and index. |
| Contents |
Yorktown : the final campaign of the war for American independence / Ira D. Gruber -- Plattsburgh 1814 : warring for bargaining chips / Wayne E. Lee -- "A reckless waste of blood and treasure" : the last campaign of the Second Seminole War / John W. Hall -- The U.S.war with Mexico : the difficulties of concluding a victorious war / Joseph G. Dawson -- The Civil War : a new definition of victory / Joseph T. Glatthaar -- The 300-years war / Peter Maslowski -- Bantangas : ending the Philippines war / Brian McAllister Linn -- The Meuse-Argonne offensive : the final battle of World War I / Edward M. Coffman -- Götterdämmerung : war's end in Europe, 1945 / Theodore A. Wilson -- The end of the Pacific War in World War II / Gerhard L. Weinberg -- Exerting air pressure and globalizing containment : war termination in Korea / Conrad C. Crane -- Vietnam : ending the lost war / Gian P. Gentile -- The cold war : ending by inadvertence / George C. Herring -- The United States in Iraq : terminating an interminable war / Andrew J. Bacevich. |
| Summary |
A U.S. Military Academy historian analyzes America's exit strategies in conflicts ranging from the American Revolution to the Gulf War, providing fifteen essays by leading authorities to offer insight into each war's goals, campaigns, and legacies. |
| Subject |
United States -- History, Military -- Case studies.
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War -- Termination -- Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Moten, Matthew, 1960-
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| ISBN |
9781439194614: $27.99 |
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1439194610 |
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9781439194638 (ebook) |
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1439194637 (ebook) |
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