Alan Axelrod

Political History of America's Wars

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''''Political History of AmericaÆs Wars is the first reference work to explore the legislative, social, and policy aspects of AmericaÆs major wars, rebellions, and insurrections. This new volume weaves together important primary source documents, informative biographies, and in-depth essays to provide coverage of the political antecedents, events, and consequences of AmericaÆs wars, from the American Revolution to Operation Iraqi Freedom. ''''Political History of AmericaÆs Wars features: ''''Chronological chapters on each of AmericaÆs approximately fifty wars, rebellions, and insurrections''''In-depth essays discussing AmericaÆs colonial peri… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-56802-956-6
EAN: 9781568029566
Produktnummer: 23235061
Verlag: SAGE Publications Inc
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Seitenangabe: 416 S.
Masse: H23.5 cm x B19.0 cm x D3.6 cm 1'150 g
Gewicht: 1150
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Alan Axelrod has written many works of military history, including The Real History of the Vietnam War (2012), The Real History of the Civil War (2013), A Savage Empire: Trappers, Traders, Tribes, and the Wars That Made America (2011), Selling the Great War: The Making of American Propaganda (2009), The Real History of the Cold War (2009), Patton's Drive: The Making of America's Greatest General (2009), Blooding at Great Meadows: Young George Washington and the Battle That Shaped the Man (2007), The Horrid Pit: The Battle of the Crater, the Civil War's Cruelest Mission (2007), Miracle at Belleau Wood: The Birth of the Modern U.S. Marine Corps (2007), Bradley: A Biography (2006), and Patton: A Biography (2006). Among his reference books are Political History of America's Wars (2007), Encyclopedia of Wars (2005), Encyclopedia of the United States Armed Forces (2005), American Treaties and Alliances (2000), and The Macmillan Dictionary of Military Biography (1998).A former college professor and consultant to numerous museums and cultural institutions, Axelrod has been a featured speaker at the Conference on Excellence in Government (Washington, D.C.), the Leadership Institute of Columbia College (Columbia, South Carolina), and the Annual Conference of the Goizueta School of Business, Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia). He has been a creative consultant (and on-camera personality) for The Wild West television documentary series (Warner Bros., 1993), Civil War Journal (A&E Network, 1994), and The Discovery Channel, and he has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, CNNfn, CNBC, Fox Network affiliates in Philadelphia and Atlanta, and numerous radio news and talk programs, including on National Public Radio. Axelrod lives with his wife, Anita, an artist, in Atlanta and in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina.