The United States and Two World Wars
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The United States and the Two World Wars
Allied Strategy in Europe, 1939-1945
American and Japanese Strategies in the Pacific War
Combined Annotated Bibliography
MacDonald, Charles B. “The United States and the Two World Wars” in A Guide to the Study and Use of Military History, John E. Jessup, Jr. & Robert W. Coakley. Pgs. 225-250 Center of Military History, United States Army, Washington, D.C., 2004.
Matloff, Maurice, “Allied Strategy in Europe” in The Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age, edited by Peter Paret with the collaboration of Gordon A. Craig and Felix Gilbert. Pgs. 677-702 Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. 1986.
James. D. Clayton, “American and Japanese Strategies in the Pacific War” in The Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age, edited by Peter Paret with the collaboration of Gordon A. Craig and Felix Gilbert. Pgs. 703-732 Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. 1986.
America, for such a young country, had seen its fair share of wars prior to the beginning of World War I and was reluctant to join in the fray. As author Charles MacDonald points out in The United States and the Two World Wars, America began its role in international affairs from an unenthusiastic position. Many scholars have adopted President Wilson’s position that the United States had no choice but to join the war effort once Germany resorted to submarine warfare. Others argue that the Germans had no choice but to resort to submarine warfare. Historians may disagree on the reasons why the United States joined the war effort and why Germany began the use of unrestricted submarine warfare; however, they can agree that both occurred. MacDonald provides and recommends numerous resources which provide insight to the student of history with regard to American participation, strategy, battles, and logistics as well as the perspectives contained in the memoirs of major American...
Allied Strategy in Europe, 1939-1945
American and Japanese Strategies in the Pacific War
Combined Annotated Bibliography
MacDonald, Charles B. “The United States and the Two World Wars” in A Guide to the Study and Use of Military History, John E. Jessup, Jr. & Robert W. Coakley. Pgs. 225-250 Center of Military History, United States Army, Washington, D.C., 2004.
Matloff, Maurice, “Allied Strategy in Europe” in The Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age, edited by Peter Paret with the collaboration of Gordon A. Craig and Felix Gilbert. Pgs. 677-702 Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. 1986.
James. D. Clayton, “American and Japanese Strategies in the Pacific War” in The Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age, edited by Peter Paret with the collaboration of Gordon A. Craig and Felix Gilbert. Pgs. 703-732 Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. 1986.
America, for such a young country, had seen its fair share of wars prior to the beginning of World War I and was reluctant to join in the fray. As author Charles MacDonald points out in The United States and the Two World Wars, America began its role in international affairs from an unenthusiastic position. Many scholars have adopted President Wilson’s position that the United States had no choice but to join the war effort once Germany resorted to submarine warfare. Others argue that the Germans had no choice but to resort to submarine warfare. Historians may disagree on the reasons why the United States joined the war effort and why Germany began the use of unrestricted submarine warfare; however, they can agree that both occurred. MacDonald provides and recommends numerous resources which provide insight to the student of history with regard to American participation, strategy, battles, and logistics as well as the perspectives contained in the memoirs of major American...