基本説明
本書は６０以上の記事によって、植民地時代から現代までのアメリカ合衆国の軍事史を包括的に扱います。軍事史の泰斗と新進気鋭の研究者が、ともに編纂に携わることによって、１７世紀におけるネイティブ・アメリカンとの戦争や帝国主義への抵抗から、現代のイラク、アフガニスタンでの戦闘までを網羅し、陸軍、海軍などの正規軍から市民軍、予備役まで、全ての軍事組織をカバーしています。加えて、本書では南北戦争と第二次大戦後の軍事占領、国内での軍事行使、同盟国、さらには関連分野として、音楽と写真の軍事利用や、古参兵の役割、軍隊とスポーツ、戦争と記憶など、これまであまり研究されてこなかった多様なテーマについても取り扱います。当代の第一人者による精力的な研究を反映した本書は、今日のアメリカ文化と社会を形成する上で、軍隊や戦争などの軍事的要素が与えた大きな影響について、包括的に解説します。軍事研究、アメリカ研究に有用な資料として本書をご案内いたします。
Full Description
With more than 60 essays, A Companion to American Military History presents a comprehensive analysis of the historiography of United States military history from the colonial era to the present.
Covers the entire spectrum of US history from the Indian and imperial conflicts of the seventeenth century to the battles in Afghanistan and Iraq
Features an unprecedented breadth of coverage from eminent military historians and emerging scholars, including little studied topics such as the military and music, military ethics, care of the dead, and sports
Surveys and evaluates the best scholarship on every important era and topic
Summarizes current debates and identifies areas where conflicting interpretations are in need of further study
Contents
Volume 1. Introduction.
About the Contributors.
Part I: Wars.
1. Warfare during the Colonial Era, 1607-1765 (John Greiner).
2. War of American Independence, 1775-1783 (Stephen R Conway).
3. Foreign Wars of the Early Republic, 1798-1816 (Gene Allen Smith).
4. Indian Wars in the East, 1783-1859 (Roger L. Nichols).
5. The Texas War for Independence and War with Mexico (Thomas W. Cutrer).
6. The Civil War, 1861-1865 (Brian Holden Reid).
7. Indian Wars of the Trans-Mississippi West, 1862-1890 (Robert Wooster).
8. The Spanish-American and Philippine Wars, 1898-1902 (Graham A. Cosmas).
9. The United States in the Great War, 1917-1918 (Aaron Anderson and Michael Neiberg).
10. World War II in the Atlantic, North Africa, the Mediterranean, and Europe (Harold R.Winton).
11. World War II in Asia and Pacific (John Wukovits).
12. The Korean War (James I. Matray).
13. The Vietnam War (Ron Milam).
14. The Cold War (Elizabeth Lutes Hillman).
15. The Gulf Wars against Iraq (John R. Ballard).
16. Global War on Terrorism (Hall Gardner).
Part II: The Armed Forces.
17. The Continental Army (Charles P. Neimeyer).
18. The Navies and Marines of the American Revolution (Frank C. Mevers).
19. The U.S. Army to 1900 (Samuel J. Watson).
20. The U.S. Army since 1900 (Ronald L. Spiller).
21. The U.S. Navy, 1794-1860: Men, Ships and Governance (Christopher McKee).
22. The U.S. Navy, 1860-1920 (Kurt H. Hackemer).
23. The U.S. Navy since 1920 (David F. Winkler).
24. The U.S. Marine Corps (Jon Hoffman).
25. The U.S. Coast Guard and Its Predecessor Agencies (C. Douglas Kroll).
26. The U.S. Air Force (John W. Huston).
27. The Confederate Army (Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr.).
28. The Confederate Navy and Marine Corps (Mike E. Krivdo).
29. The Citizen Soldier in America: Militia, National Guard and Reserves (James C. Bradford).
30. Defense Unification, Joint Commands, and Joint Operations (Leo Hirrell).
31. Mercenaries, Private Military Contractors, and Non-Traditional Forces (Jonathan Phillips).
Volume 2.
Introduction.
Part III: Foreign Military Operations Short of Declared War.
32. Forging and Defending a Maritime Empire, 1816-1895 (John H. Schroeder).
33. Interventions in Central America and the Caribbean, 1900-1930 (Anne Cipriano Venson).
34. Military Interventions in Asia, 1899-1927 (Stephen K. Stein).
35. The Occupation of Germany, Austria, Trieste, Japan, Okinawa, and Korea (James Jay Carafano).
36. Military Operations in Latin America, 1961-2001 (Lawrence Yates).
37. Military Interventions Short of War in the Post 1975 Era (James Meernik).
38. Military Alliances and Coalitions (T. Michael Ruddy).
40. Attachés, MAAGs, and MACs (Brian Tyrone Crumley).
Part IV: Homeland Security.
41. Early American Insurrections (William Hogeland).
42. The Military and Reconstruction, 1862-1877 (Margaret M. Storey).
43. The Military, Civil Disorder, and Natural Disasters, 1877-2007 (Charles A. Byler, Jr.).
44. Coastal Defenses (Dale E. Floyd).
45. Air Defense (Edward B. Westermann).
Part V: Military Specialities.
46. Military Intelligence (David F. Trask).
47. Military Education and Training (Jennifer L. Speelman).
48. U.S. Military Chaplains (John W. Brinsfield, Tierian Cash, and Thomas Malek-Jones).
49. Military Communications (Jonathan Reed Winkler).
50. Military Order and Discipline (Benjamin R. Beede).
51. Covert Warfare and Special Operations Forces (Bob Seals).
52. U. S. War Planning (Donald Chisholm).
53. Military Justice (Mark Weitz).
54. Photography and the U.S. Military (Frank J. Wetta).
55. Music in the Military (Edward H. McKinley).
Part VI: The Military, American Society and Culture.
56. The American Way of War (Antulio J. Echevarria II).
57. Civil-Military Relations (Charles A. Stevenson).
58. Women in the American Military (D'Ann Campbell).
59. Minorities in the Military (Thomas A. Bruscino, Jr.).
60. Medals and Decorations (David T. Zabecki).
61. The Military, the Cinema, and Television (Joseph G. Dawson III).
62. The Military, the News Media, and Censorship (Edward L. Walraven).
63. The Military-Industrial Complex (Benjamin Franklin Cooling).
64. The Military, War, and Memory (G. Kurt Piehler).
65. American Military Ethics (Thomas B. Grassey).
66. The Military and Sports (Wanda Ellen Wakefield).
67. American Veterans Movements (William Pencak).
68. Care for the Military Dead (Constance Potter and John Deeben).
Index to Both Volumes.
