America's Splendid Little Wars: A Short History of U.S. Engagements from the Fall of Saigonto Baghdad Paperback - 2004
by Peter Huchthausen
Offering a fresh analysis of the invasions of Granada and Panama, the first Gulf War, the missions in Somalia and Bosnia, and more, author and distinguished U.S. naval captain Huchthausen presents a detailed history of each engagement.
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From the evacuation of Saigon in 1975 to the end of the twentieth century, the United States committed its forces to more than a dozen military operations. Offering a fresh analysis of the Iranian hostage rescue attempt, the invasions of Granada and Panama, the first Gulf War, the missions in Somalia and Bosnia, and more, author and distinguished U.S. naval captain Peter Huchthausen presents a detailed history of each military engagement through eyewitness accounts, exhaustive research, and his unique insider perspective as an intelligence expert. This timely and riveting military history is “a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the nature of war today” (Stephen Trent Smith).
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- Title America's Splendid Little Wars: A Short History of U.S. Engagements from the Fall of Saigonto Baghdad
- Author Peter Huchthausen
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition Th
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Adult Hc/Tr, New York, NY
- Date 2004-07-27
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780142004654 / 0142004650
- Weight 0.54 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 8.18 x 5.36 x 0.62 in (20.78 x 13.61 x 1.57 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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- Chronological Period: 1970's
- Chronological Period: 1980's
- Chronological Period: 1990's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 21st Century
- Library of Congress subjects United States - Military policy, United States - History, Military - 20th
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002038025
- Dewey Decimal Code 973.92
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