Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-207) and index.
Contents
Preludes -- American ways of war: turns in interpretation -- American strategic culture: an elusive fiction -- American military art: a misleading analogy -- American military practice: -- The Revolutionary War to the Mexican War -- The Civil War to the Boxer Rebellion -- The Caribbean Wars to the Korean War -- The Guatemalan Coup to the War on Terrororism -- Conclusions and observations.