Title:
The Routledge handbook of American military and diplomatic history : the Colonial Period to 1877 / edited by Antonio S. Thompson and Christos G. Frentzos.
Author:
Thompson, Antonio S. (Antonio Scott), 1975- editor.
Frentzos, Christos G., editor.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.
Call Number:
E181 .R69 2015
Abstract:
"The Routledge Handbook of American Military and Diplomatic History provides a comprehensive analysis of the major events, conflicts, and personalities that have defined and shaped the military history of the United States. This volume, The Colonial Period to 1877, illuminates the early period of American history, from the colonial warfare of the 17th century through the tribulations of Reconstruction. The chronologically organized sections each begin with an introductory chapter that provides a concise narrative of the period and highlights the scholarly debates and interpretive schools of thought in the historiography, followed by topical chapters on issues in the period. Topics covered include colonial encounters and warfare, the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, diplomacy in the early American republic, the War of 1812, westward expansion and conquest, the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. With authoritative and vividly written chapters by both leading scholars and new talent, this state-of-the-field handbook will be a go-to reference for every American history scholar's bookshelf"--Amazon.com.
ISBN:
9780415533805
Series:
Routledge handbooks
Routledge handbooks.
Physical Description:
xiv, 410 pages : maps ; 26 cm.
Contents:
pt. I.A clash of cultures : 1607-1676. Colonial warfare in North America in the seventeenth century / Kyle F. Zelner ; The Tidwater Wars, 1609-1646 / Kevin E. Grimm ; The Pequot War, 1636-1638 / Shannon E. Duffy ; The Beaver Wars / Jon Parmenter ; The Spirit of '76 : King Philip's War and Bacon's Rebellion, 1675-1676 / Jason Warren -- pt. II. Imperial warfare in the New World : 1676-1763. Indians, Europeans, and the struggle for empire in eighteenth century North America / Kristofer Ray ; Siege and massacre at Fort William Henry, 1757 / William M. Fowler, Jr. ; "The fountain of all our disturbance and trouble" : the Forbes Campaign of 1758 against Fort Duquesne / Christopher J. Smith ; The great war for empire : the French and Indian War as a world war / William Burns ; The legacy of 1763 / Martin J. Manning -- pt. III. The War for American Independence : 1775-1783. The Revolutionary War : a historiographical summary / Edward G. Lengel ; A dual strategy : conventional and unconventional warfare / Kristalyn Marie Shefveland ; The evolution of the Franco-American alliance and France's military contribution / Jessica M. Parr ; Liberty for every slave! : African American military service, 1641-1783 / Marcus S. Cox -- pt. IV. Building a nation. Policy crises of the early Republic, 1783-1812 / Jeff Broadwater ; Federalist diplomacy and military activity, 1789-1801 / Donald E. Heidenreich ; The founding of West Point and the creation of a professional standing army / William B. Skelton ; President Thomas Jefferson, American diplomacy and the Louisiana Purchase / Joseph C. Heim ; War without declaration : the Barbary Wars / William P. Leeman -- pt. V. The War of 1812. The War of 1812, 1812-1815 / James C. Bradford ; "We have met the enemy" : naval engagements of the War of 1812 / Joshua Wolf ; Atrocity and reciprocity : the burnings of Toronto and Washington, D.C., and the challenges to the laws of war in the War of 1812 / Jasper M. Trautsch ; The British-Native American coalition : the Shawnee and Creek military operations against the United States / Mary Stockwell ; The Treaty of Ghent and the Battle of New Orleans / Steven L. Danver -- pt. VI. Building an empire. Manifest Destiny : the Monroe Doctrine and westward expansion, 1816-1861 / Jeffrey J. Malanson ; The Monroe Doctrine : origins and consequences / Eugene S. Van Sickle ; Florida forays, fiascos, and conquests : Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and the First Seminole War / Samuel Watson ; Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy / John R. Burch, Jr. ; Commodore Matthew C. Perry and Japan / John H. Schroeder -- pt. VII. The Mexican-American War : 1846-1848. The Mexican-American War : a historiographical overview / Thomas W. Spahr ; Zachary Taylor and Monterrey : generals as diplomats / Felice Flanery Lewis ; Winfield Scott in central Mexico / Kristen Brill ; Race and religion in the Mexican War / William H. Mulligan, Jr. -- pt. VIII. The American Civil War : 1861-1865. The American Civil War : a historiography / Charles M. Dobbs ; Abraham Lincoln's wartime diplomacy and the Emancipation Proclamation / Debra Sheffer ; An equal right to die for one's country : African-Americans and immigrants / Kevin D. Butler ; The impact of new technology and changing tactics on warfare / William A. Taylor ; "King Cotton" and Confederate diplomacy / Charles M. Hubbard ; Guerrilla warfare in the Civil War / Clay Mountcastle -- pt. IX. The Reconstruction Era : 1865-1877. Reconstruction as military history / Benjamin Franklin Cooling ; Nation-building in the South, 1862-1868 / Keith Dickson ; U.S. Army counterinsurgency operations in the post-Civil War South / Christos G. Frentzos.
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