Authors: Terence T. Finn
Tags: #History, #Asia, #Afghanistan, #Military, #United States, #eBook
oil and wars, 291, 295, 317, 319, 325, 327
O’Kane, Richard, 227
Okinawa, Japan, 228–229, 230
Omaha Beach, 205, 206–207
Oman, 295
Operation Barbarossa, 182
Operation Cedar Falls, 271–272
Operation Cobra, 320
Operation Cobra II, 320, 321
Operation Coronet, 230
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), 319.
See also
Iraq, Iraq War (2003-2011)
Operation Junction City, 271–272
Operation Olympic, 230
Operation Overlord, 200–207
Operation
Paukenschlag
“The Happy Times,” 196
Operation Thunder Run, 334–336
Operation Torch, 188–190
Oran, Algeria, 189
“Orders-in-Council” (England’s), 28, 29
Oregon, 48
Oriskany, NY, 10
Ottoman Empire, 124, 132, 133, 134, 137, 164
P-38s, 218
P-47 Thunderbolts, 199, 200, 204
P-51 Mustangs, 161, 181, 194, 200
Pacific Ocean, 33, 63, 64, 141
Pacific Theater, WWII,
176,
177,
199, 212, 221–231
Padierna (Contreras), Mexico, 57, 60
Pagonis, William “Gus,” 298
Pakenham, Sir Edward, 42
Pakistan/Pakistanis, 296, 344, 345–346, 349, 351
Palestine, 133, 135, 164
Palmer, Dave Richard, 280
Palo Alto, Mexico, 50
Panama, xvi
Panetta, Leon, 353
Panmunjom, Korea, 252
parachutes, 160, 162, 169
paratroopers, 208–209, 211, 331
Paris, France, 128–129, 151, 152, 162, 188, 207
Paris Accord, 281, 282
Pas de Calais, France, 201, 202, 203
Passchendaele, Belgium, 140, 169
Patriot missile system, 305, 321, 328
Patton, George, 189, 190, 194, 202, 208, 209, 210, 211, 241, 320, 339
Patuxent River, 38, 39
Peachtree Creek, GA, 91
Peacock
(American sloop), 42
Pearl Harbor, 178–179, 183, 185, 186, 212, 215, 216, 223, 231–232
Peekskill, NY, 7
Peking (Beijing), China, 242–243, 248
Peña y Barragán, 59
Peninsula Campaign, 73
Pennsylvania, xv, 4, 7, 8–9, 10, 13, 14–15, 16, 78, 81, 82–84, 85, 87, 89, 91, 95, 96, 97, 98, 106, 220
Penobscot River, 40
Pentagon, 307, 344, 345
People’s Republic of Korea, 239.
See also
Korea, Korean War (1950-1953)
Percival, A. E., 215
Perkins, David, 334
Perle, Richard, 340
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 35, 41, 43
Perryville, Kentucky, 78
Pershing, John J. “Black Jack,” 144–145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 156, 157, 162–163, 170, 171
Persian Gulf, 292, 296, 297, 298, 311, 325, 330
Pétain, Philippe, 138, 140, 151, 155, 156, 188, 189
Petersburg, VA, 94, 95, 96
Philadelphia, PA, 8–9, 10, 13, 14–15, 106
Philippines
Korea (1950-1953), 249
Spain (1898), 104, 106, 111, 113, 114–116, 117, 118–119, 145
Vietnam (1965-1975), 269, 280
World War II (1939-1945), 212–213, 221, 222–223, 224, 228, 229
Pickett, George, 60, 83, 96, 98
Pierce, Franklin, 56
Pittsburg Landing, 86
Plattsburgh, NY, 31, 40–41
Pleiku, Vietnam, 263, 264
Poland/Polish, 131, 132, 134, 181, 182, 193, 198, 234, 296
Polk, James K., 48–49, 51, 52–53, 53–54, 56, 61, 63, 64
Pope, John, 77
Pork Chop Hill, Korea, 246
Porter, David Dixon, 33, 88, 95
Port Moresby, New Guinea, 215–216, 221
Port Royal Sound, SC, 76
Portugal, 29, 146
Potomac River, 39, 77, 78
Powell, Colin, 292, 296, 299, 300, 303, 317, 340
Prevost, Sir George, 40–41
Princeton, NJ, 8
prisoners of war (POWs), 210, 213, 262–263, 277, 281–282, 328
privateers, 13, 33–34, 39, 41
Puebla, Mexico, 55–56
Puerto Rico, 103, 104, 106, 112–113, 116, 118
Pulaski, Casimir, 14, 16
Pulitzer Prize, 227
Purcell, Joyce, xvii
purpose of wars, xvi.
See also
America at war
pursuit planes/pilots, 158–159, 161, 162
Pusan Perimeter, 241, 252
Putnam, David, 160
Pyongyang, North Korea, 243
Qatar, 295, 322
Quang Tri, Vietnam, 279, 280
Quebec, Canada, 5, 6, 18
Queenstown Harbor, Ireland, 148
Queenstown Heights, Canada, 31
Qui Nhon, Vietnam, 263
Rabaul, New Britain, 218, 221, 222
Ramadan, 299–300
Ranger
(Continental sloop), 12
“Rape of Belgium, the,” 131, 142
Rapidan River, 92
Rasimus, Ed, 266–267
Reagan, Ronald, 291, 298, 311
reconnaissance aircraft, 159–160, 162
Red Badge of Courage, The
(Crane), 107
Red Cross, 113, 148, 210
Red Sea, 297, 303
Regensburg, Germany, 199
Reid, Brian Holden, 84
Reprisal
(Continental brig), 12
Republican Guard, 290, 293, 294, 297, 307, 308, 309, 312
Republicans, 70, 80, 90, 91, 246, 258, 259
Republic of Korea (RoK), 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 247.
See also
Korea, Korean War (1950-1953)
Republic of South Vietnam, 259.
See also
Vietnam, Vietnam War (1965-1975)
Resaca de la Palma, Mexico, 50
Reynolds, John, 99–100
Rhame, Thomas, 306
Rhee, Syngman, 239, 240, 242, 243
Rheims, France, 211, 212
Rhine River, 208, 210–211
Rhode Island, 4, 11, 14, 15, 19
Richmond, VA, 16, 71, 73, 77, 90, 93, 94, 96, 97
Richthofen, Manfred von “Red Baron,” 158–159
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 159
Ridgway, Matthew, 245–246, 252–253
Ripley, Eleazer, 38
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 298–299, 301
Rochambeau, Comte de, 11, 19, 23
Rodman, Hugh, 148
Roer River, 210
Rolling Thunder, 264–269, 273, 276, 280, 283
Romania/Romanians, 132–133, 135, 167, 194
Rome, Italy, 191, 192, 193
Rommel, Erwin, 189, 190, 202–203
Roosevelt, Franklin D.
Spain (1898), 112
World War II (1939-1945), 179–180, 181, 182, 183–184, 186, 187, 190, 193, 194, 195, 200, 213, 221, 225, 231, 233, 291
Roosevelt, Quentin, 161, 206
Roosevelt, Theodore, 104, 109–110, 115, 161
Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr., 206
Rosecrans, William S., 87–88
Rosenthal, Joe, 227
“Rosie the Riveter,” 184
Ross, Robert, 38–39, 39–40
Rotterdam, Netherlands, 198
Rough Riders, 109–110
Royal Air Force (British)
Gulf War (1990-1991), 296, 302
Iraq (2003-2011), 319
World War I (1914-1918), 161
World War II (1939-1945), 182, 186, 198, 203, 204, 205, 206, 208, 233
Royal Decree (“the Proclamation Line”), 5
Royal Navy (British).
See also
specific
HMS
ships
Between the States (1860-1865), 75
1812, 32–33, 34–35, 36, 37–38, 39, 41, 42, 43
Gulf War (1990-1991), 296, 303, 304
Independence (1775-1783), 5, 11, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22
Iraq (2003-2011), 325
Korea (1950-1953), 249
World War I (1914-1918), 141–142, 143, 148, 149, 171
World War II (1939-1945), 182, 185, 186, 188, 198, 215, 229–230
Ruhr Valley, 211
Rumaila, Iraq, 309, 311, 325, 327
Rumsfeld, Donald, 320–321, 333, 337, 340, 346
Russia/Russians (Soviet Union)
Afghanistan (2001-2014), 343, 351
1812, 29
Gulf War (1990-1991), 293, 305
Korea (1950-1953), 239, 240, 242, 243, 247, 250–251
Vietnam (1965-1975), 257, 258, 265, 268, 279
World War I (1914-1918), 124, 125, 131, 132, 133, 134, 166, 167, 187
World War II (1939-1945), 182–183, 187, 193, 198, 211, 234, 235–236, 292
SA-2 surface-to-air missiles, 268, 281
Sackets Harbor, NY, 36, 38
Safwan, Iraq, 310
Sahhaf, Mohammed Saeed al- “Baghdad Bob,” 333, 335
Saigon, South Vietnam, 261, 262, 267, 269, 271, 273, 275, 279, 282
Saipan, 223
Salem, MA, 33
Salerno, Italy, 192
Salonika, Greece, 164
Sampson, William T., 111–112
San Augustin, Mexico, 57
San Juan Heights, Cuba, 108–109, 110, 111
San Juan Hill, Cuba, 110
San Patricios (Irish deserters), 57–58
Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 48, 51–52, 55, 57, 58–59, 60, 61, 62
Santa Fe, NM, 53, 54
Santiago, Cuba, 105, 106, 107–108, 110, 111, 112
Sarajevo, Bosnia, 125
Saratoga, NY, xv, 10, 11, 17, 18, 21, 23, 78, 220
Saturn V rocket, 208
Saud, Khalid bin Sultan al-, 299, 310
Saudi Arabia/Saudis, 133, 290–292, 294–295, 296, 298–299, 300, 301, 302, 304, 305, 306, 343
Savannah, GA, 12, 16, 92
Sayler’s Creek, VA, 96
Scales, Robert H., 329, 330
Schley, Winfield, 111, 112
Schlieffen, Alfred von, 126, 127, 128
Schofield, John, 91
Schuyler, Philip, 5, 10–11
Schwarzkopf, Norman,
289,
292, 294–295, 297, 298–299, 300–301, 303, 306–307, 308–309, 310
Schweinfurt, Germany, 199
Scotland, 149, 202
Scott, Winfield, 38,
47,
52, 53, 54, 55–56, 57–58, 59, 60–61, 62, 64, 85, 86, 89
Scud missiles, 304–305, 330
Sea of Japan, 250
“search and destroy” strategy, 270
Second Confiscation Act (1862), 76
Second World War.
See
World War II (1939-1945)
Sedgwick, John, 99–100
selected readings, xvii, 355–365
Seoul, South Korea, 240, 242, 245
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, 318, 344–345
Serbia, 124, 125, 134, 135, 164, 166, 167
Seventy-three Easting, Iraq, 307–308
Shafter, William R., 105, 106–107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113–114
shamal
(massive sandstorm), 324, 331
Sharpsburg, MD, 79
Shenandoah Valley, VA, 91, 93, 94–95
Sherbrooke, Sir John, 40
Sheridan, Philip, 91, 95, 96, 97
Sherman, William Tecumseh, 88, 89, 90, 91–92, 93, 94, 95, 97
Shiites, 323, 327, 337
Shiloh, TN, 86, 87
shipbuilding industry, WWII, 184
“shock and awe,” 322
Siberia, 183
Sibley, David J., 116
Siboney, Cuba, 107, 116
Sicily, Italy, 190–191, 194
Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, 264
Sidi bou Zid, Morocco, 189
Siegfried Line, 210
Sigel, Franz, 93, 94
Sihanoukville, Cambodia, 278
Silkworm missiles, 303, 304
Silver Stars, 192
Simpson, William, 210, 211
Sims, William S., 149
Singapore, 186, 214, 229
Sinuiju, Korea, 243
Slapton Sands, England, 206
slavery, 61, 63, 64–65, 70, 98
Slidell, John, 48
smart bombs, 302–303
Smith, Kirby, 59
Societe Pour L’Aviation et ses Derives
(SPAD) XIIIs, 161, 169
Soissons, France, 149, 155
Solomon Islands, 219, 220, 221
Somerville, NJ, 3
Somme, France, 138–139, 169
South Africa, 193
Southampton, England, 326
South Carolina, 10, 14, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 70, 71, 76, 92, 95
South Korea, 269.
See also
Korea, Korean War (1950-1953)
South Mountain, MD, 78
South Vietnam, 260.
See also
Vietnam, Vietnam War (1965-1975)
Southwest Pacific, WWII,
177,
221
sovereign state enemies, xvi
Soviet Union.
See
Russia/Russians
Spaatz, Carl, 203
Spain/Spanish
1812, 29
Independence (1775-1783), 16, 21, 22
Spain (1898), xvi, 101–119,
102,
357–358
World War I (1914-1918), 142
World War II (1939-1945), 201
Special Forces, 305, 319, 330–331, 345, 351–352
Spee, Maximilian von, 141
Spotsylvania Court House, VA, 93, 94
Spring Offensive, 246
St. Lawrence River, 36–37
St. Mihiel salient, France, 156–158
Stagg, J. M., 205
Stalin, Joseph, 183, 190, 193, 234, 240, 247
Stalingrad, Russia, 234
Stark, Harold, 195
Staten Island, NY, 6
statistics as measure of success, 272–273
Stavelot, Belgium, 209
Stilwell, Joseph W. “Vinegar Joe,” 225
Stockton, Robert F., 54
Stoney Creek, Canada, 36
Strachan, Hew, 134, 144
Straits of Dover, 202
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, 277
strategic bombing (first), 159
submarine warfare
American, 227–228, 235, 236
German, 141, 142–143, 144, 149–150, 165, 170, 182, 183, 184, 194–198
Suez Canal, 133, 188
Sullivan, John, 15
Sulzberger, C. L., 180
Sumatra, 42, 215, 229
Sumner, Samuel, 110
Sunda Strait, 42
Sunnis, 337
Supreme Allied Commander, 151–152, 155, 156, 157, 162, 165
Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force, 200, 201, 203, 204, 205, 208
Sussex, England, 202
Sweden, 168
Sweetman, Jack, 76
Switzerland, 129
Sword Beach, 205
Syria, 133, 295
T-34 tanks, 240, 241
T-55 tanks, 326
T-72 tanks, 294, 304, 306, 308, 332
Takhli, Thailand, 264
Taliban, 343–344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 351–352, 353
Tallil, Iraq, 323
Tampa, FL, 105
tank warfare, 140.
See also
specific tanks
Tannenberg, Poland, 131
Tanner, Ogden, 209
Tanzania, Africa, 136
Taranto, Italy, 191
Tarawa, 223, 327
Tarleton, Sir Banastre, 17, 18
Tarnow, Poland, 132, 134
Taylor, Charles, 207
Taylor, Zachary “Old Rough and Ready,” 49, 50–51, 51–52, 54, 62, 64
Tecumseh
(Union warship), 76