U.S. Army: A Complete History [Hardcover]

Raymond Bluhm (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 19, 2005

In 1775, determined and angry colonists took up arms against a common foe, and their battle cries signaled the birth of the United States Army. The Army has been forged in the fires of revolution, tested on continental battlefields, battered at the shores of Normandy, and hardened on the sands of the Persian Gulf and Iraq. Published in conjunction with the Army Historical Foundation, this beautifully illustrated large-format book is both a major reference tool and a handsome addition to any military history collection. Building on official Army chronologies, U.S. Army: A Complete History presents a year-by-year summary of significant Army activities, from before the American Revolution to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Key historical entries, as well as significant operations, technological advances, and the people instrumental in shaping the Army, appear as expanded sidebar articles written by leading experts in each subject.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 960 pages
• Publisher: Universe (April 19, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 088363113X
• ISBN-13: 978-0883631133
• Product Dimensions: 13.4 x 9.8 x 3.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,036,528 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Boots On The Ground, December 14, 2004

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: U.S. Army: A Complete History (Hardcover)

Boots on the Ground" has been the foundation of U.S. Army thinking for more than two centuries. I first got an understanding of what it meant at the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield. In walking down from the top of the mountain was a display of a shallow pit in the ground where a picket would have lay down looking for an attack. I don't know which side occupied this particular pit, in retrospect of course, it was an American soldier. Hunkering down in this pit, probably scared to death, this man was effectively saying, "This is my piece of ground, and you gotta go through me to get it."

You need ships, and airplanes, and tanks, and the big guns, but when it comes down to it, it's the single man with his boots on the ground that makes the difference. And it continues today in places all around the world.

This is a huge book, 3 and a half inches thick, about ten by 13 inches in size. It is profusely illustrated and discusses almost every battle in which the U.S. Army has been involved. It starts in the 1600's, with the formation of militia formed by the colonies for protection from Indian raids. It continues through every war, almost every battle until the finding of Saddam in Iraq. It's authors are all either Army officers or professional historians with a heavy Army history. It's a supurb book.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A definitive history of the U.S. army from the 1600s to modern times, January 9, 2006

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: U.S. Army: A Complete History (Hardcover)

Readers seeking a definitive history of the U.S. army from the 1600s to modern times must have this weighty, exhaustive reference: it truly is a complete history, surveying the Army's changes and purposes during war and peace. Gorgeous color photos and drawings pack timelines of events, some as specific as for months of a given year, while army status, general participation and resignations, division commands and processes, traditions, and medals, congressional moves and more all receive notes. Anyone seeking a weighty history that offers at-a-glance facts and dates simply have to have U.S. Army: A Complete History.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For the Vet in your life, October 2, 2005

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Donald E. Saint Pierre "didonnn" (Worcester MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: U.S. Army: A Complete History (Hardcover)

I purchased this book to give to my 86 year-old father on his birthday. Dad doesn't get around as much as he did in the past so he spends hours a day watching WWII movies on TMC. This book will be a perfect supplement. I know he will spend hours with it. I'm also self-serving because I too will enjoy flipping through it. Highly recommended!