The Chronicles of the US Military's Overseas Campaigns (Volumes 1 and 2)

Author: Yang Jiaqi, Liu Qingzhong
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: In 1898, when the 20th century had not yet begun, the U.S. Army had only 26,000 regular troops. By the early 21st century in 2006, there were already 2 million American troops stationed in various corners of the planet. From a country that took neutrality as its fundamental principle of statehood to a "world police" that intervenes wherever there is war, the history of the United States in the 20th century can be described as legendary. But how exactly did the United States transform this story of a "ugly duckling" into a "phoenix"? Starting from the Spanish-American War, passing through World War I, World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, the Kosovo War, the Iraq War, and even the recent crisis over North Korea's nuclear issue, this book, written in the style of traditional Chinese storytelling (zhanghu), will unravel this mystery, allowing readers to see an America that grows stronger through war, an America skilled in exploiting war, and thus a more authentic America.