The complete history of the United States' wars, 1700-2004: the imperial wars
In the fifth program we look at the years 1868 to 1918. With the Civil War over, the call of Manifest Destiny turned Americans westward once more, and very quickly the United States became engaged in its longest running war, The Plains Indians War,...
The complete history of the United States' wars, 1700-2004: the global wars
After World War I, the 19th century's old balance of power vanished. Once more world domination through military conquest loomed as an actual possibility. In the sixth program, The Global Wars, we look at the years 1939 to 1953 as America spread i...
The complete history of the United States' wars, 1700-2004: the Cold War
By the middle of the 20th-century, a completely new kind of war emerged. It was a war whose battles did not allow for direct confrontation between the two main combatants, the United States and the Soviet Union. This was because direct confrontatio...
The complete history of the United States' wars, 1700-2004: the police wars
As the Vietnam War drew to a close, it became clear that the American military had experienced a devastating defeat to a communist adversary. It was the first loss in U.S. history. Ironically, at the same time the danger from the greater nemesis of ...