American Military History: From Colonials to Counterinsurgents

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Course Description

Overview

<p>Learn about American military history from a retired four-star general, who guides you through three centuries of America’s wars.</p>

Syllabus

By This Professor
01: America: Forged in War
02: George Washington Takes Command
03: Redcoats Fall to the Continental Army
04: Andrew Jackson and the War of 1812
05: The Mexican-American War of 1846–1848
06: Opening Volleys of the Civil War: 1861–1862
07: The Civil War’s Main Front: 1862
08: Vicksburg to Gettysburg: 1862–1863
09: Chattanooga to Appomattox: 1863–1865
10: The Spanish-American War of 1898
11: American Expeditionary Forces: 1917–1918
12: John J. Pershing, the Doughboys, and France
13: From Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Midway
14: War in North Africa and the South Pacific
15: Air Power over Germany; Toward Japan by Sea
16: From Normandy to Berlin and Tokyo
17: Korea and the Cold War
18: The United States Enters Vietnam
19: Elusive Victory in Southeast Asia
20: American Forces in Grenada and Panama
21: Knocking Iraq Out of Kuwait
22: Balkan Wars: Bosnia and Kosovo
23: Afghanistan, Iraq, and Terrorism
24: Facing Wars Past and Future

Taught by

Wesley K. Clark

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