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American Military History: From Colonials to Counterinsurgents

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Overview

<p>Learn about American military history from a retired four-star general, who guides you through three centuries of America’s wars.</p>

Syllabus

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  • 01: America: Forged in War
  • 02: George Washington Takes Command
  • 03: Redcoats Fall to the Continental Army
  • 04: Andrew Jackson and the War of 1812
  • 05: The Mexican-American War of 1846–1848
  • 06: Opening Volleys of the Civil War: 1861–1862
  • 07: The Civil War’s Main Front: 1862
  • 08: Vicksburg to Gettysburg: 1862–1863
  • 09: Chattanooga to Appomattox: 1863–1865
  • 10: The Spanish-American War of 1898
  • 11: American Expeditionary Forces: 1917–1918
  • 12: John J. Pershing, the Doughboys, and France
  • 13: From Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Midway
  • 14: War in North Africa and the South Pacific
  • 15: Air Power over Germany; Toward Japan by Sea
  • 16: From Normandy to Berlin and Tokyo
  • 17: Korea and the Cold War
  • 18: The United States Enters Vietnam
  • 19: Elusive Victory in Southeast Asia
  • 20: American Forces in Grenada and Panama
  • 21: Knocking Iraq Out of Kuwait
  • 22: Balkan Wars: Bosnia and Kosovo
  • 23: Afghanistan, Iraq, and Terrorism
  • 24: Facing Wars Past and Future

Taught by

Wesley K. Clark

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