The Wars of America: A Chronicle of a Warlike Nation

Author: Nicole Schlesabel Buse
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book is a comprehensive collection of the United States' wars and conflicts—ranging from the Indian Wars to the most recent Iraq War. It records the motivations, backgrounds, durations, progress, outcomes, and the profound and far-reaching impacts of these wars on history. These include not only genuine military conflicts but also non-military interventions, coups, and subversive activities orchestrated by the United States. Whether it's hot wars or cold wars; whether driven by pure political objectives or economic interests, or marked by passionate humanitarian interventions; whether it's counter-terrorism or asserting its undeniable hegemonic status in the world—conflicts in war have run like a red thread through the history of the United States of America. Within them, we see the democracy and tyranny, generosity and stinginess, kindness and barbarity, as well as the contributions and exploitations of the United States toward the world.