Like any typical American young boy growing up in the 1950s and 1960s I loved to play war. I’d grab a stick, a baseball and a pot and viola! I had a makeshift rifle, grenade and helmet.
Most of my friends cobbled together common household items and made their own fantasy weapons. Some were fortunate enough to actually have realistic looking military toy guns, helmets, grenades and other ‘war’ accessories.
Little did we realize that our make believe battles echoed the far too familiar real tragedy of war.
Throughout its history the United States has engaged in war. The Revolutionary, Civil War, WWI and WWII, Korea, Vietnam and so on and so on and so on.
It’s not like we enjoy war. We prefer peace. Killing people and blowing up things are things rationale people do not like to do. Sometimes it’s necessary-unfortunately. We value our freedom of not only ourselves but of other nations.
We fight to protect people and right wrongs. Sure, we’ve been side-tracked sometimes-but our intentions were honorable.
In Wiley Brands’ and author John C. McManus, PhD’s new book: U.S. Military History For Dummies, the long list of wars and skirmishes the United States Military has taken part in are examined.
Readers learn what caused the skirmishes, who the bad guys were, how the military conflicts shaped America’s society and how the Armed Forces operate and are organized.
Learn all about key battles, strategies, weapons and leadership. It’s a complete compendium of the United States military and its action both during peace and at war.
Nothing is candy-coated. It contains cold, hard facts and delves into the politics, conflicts and personalities that escalated military action.
Military history buffs are sure to love this book.
John 15:13 - Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
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