| Americans and the Wars of the Twentieth Century Contributor(s): Virden, Jenel (Author), Howell, Harris (Editor), Badger, Anthony J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0333726618 ISBN-13: 9780333726617 Publisher: Red Globe Press OUR PRICE: $46.48 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: Jenel Virden outlines the causes, courses and consequences of the four major wars of the 20th century in American history, examining how the United States became involved, how the wars were fought; and what the domestic consequences of the wars were. Virden discusses the foreign policy as well as civil liberty implications of American involvement in the First World War, Second World War, Korean War and Vietnam War. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - United States - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 355.009 |
| LCCN: 2007048579 |
| Series: American History in Depth |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.94" W x 8.31" (0.64 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jenel Virden outlines the causes, courses and consequences of the major wars of the Twentieth century in American history, examining how the US became involved; how the wars were fought; and the domestic consequences. Applying 'just war theory', foreign policy as well as civil liberty are discussed. |