About this title: Through a close study of several major and lesser-known wars fought in North America, two distinguished historians trace the growth of America and the changes wrought by these conflicts. Each war is studied through the prism of a key general--Washington, Jackson, Grant, MacArthur, etc.--and together they reveal a pattern of imperialistic ...
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Publisher: Penguin Books, New York, New York
Date Published: 2005
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books, New York, New York
Date Published: 2005
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Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Date Published: 2005
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 2005
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Date Published: 2005
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Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780143036517ISBN:0143036513
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Date Published: 2005-11-29
ISBN-13:9780143036517ISBN:0143036513
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books, New York
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780143036517ISBN:0143036513
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"An absolutely outstanding, sweeping re-interpretation of American history. The central thesis is both solidly established and important for us to hear--that America, far from being a peaceful nation in which war is the occasional exception, has been stepped in war from its very beginning through to the present day. Anderson & Cayton point out that we are not who we think we are."
"This was fantastic - it looks at the gaps between the military endeavours that form our national myth at other events and people that lead to US expansion over the continent and beyond. I was taught about the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World Wars 1 and 2, and the rest was glossed over. The stories of how we as a nation invaded Mexico unprovoked and annexed half their territory, and how we dismantled the Spanish Empire for our own ends and annexed Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines, to name two, aren't as prominent in our national hagiography because they go against the myth of being provoked into wars in self defense or for just cause. This is very accessible and anyone who is interested in US history and wants to learn the back story of Empire might enjoy this."
"I might have rated this book 4.5 stars, but decided to go the whole hog and ratchet it up to the five star club. Some people say that Anderson is one of the best historians of 18th-century America around. For example, I say that.
At any rate, this book is a highly readable re-interpretation of American/US history from the early 1600s through the Second Gulf War. It focuses on the importance of war and conquest in American history from the Champlain's alliance with the Algonguian peoples through the continuing compromises and conflicts expressed in the biographies of Penn, Washington, Jackson, Santa Ana, Grant, McCarthur and Colin Powell.
I'm not sure that I agree with all of Anderson and Clayton's arguments, but this book is an exciting and thought-provoking read."
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