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Essential American Military History List
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The Art of War in Western WorldThe Art of War in Western World by Archer Jones
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $16.95
The best one volume work on the history of Western warfare.
The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the SommeThe Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme by John Keegan
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $1.17
A classic work!
For the Common DefenseFor the Common Defense by Allan R. Millett
Buy new: $23.40 / Used from: $8.26
The best one volume work on American military history.
The American Way of War: A History of United States Military Strategy and PolicyThe American Way of War: A History of United States Military Strategy and Policy by Russell F. Weigley
Buy new: $18.85 / Used from: $3.49
A classic, and still the best, work on the history of American military strategy and policy.
Arms for Empire: A Military History of the British Colonies in North America, 1607-1763Arms for Empire: A Military History of the British Colonies in North America, 1607-1763 by Douglas Edward Leach
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Best military history of the American colonies before the Revolution.
A Respectable Army: The Military Origins of the Republic, 1763-1789 (American History Series)A Respectable Army: The Military Origins of the Republic, 1763-1789 (American History Series) by James Kirby Martin
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A Revolutionary People At War: The Continental Army and American Character, 1775-1783A Revolutionary People At War: The Continental Army and American Character, 1775-1783 by Charles Royster
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Eagle & Sword (the Beginnings of the Military Establishment in America)Eagle & Sword (the Beginnings of the Military Establishment in America) by Kohn
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The War of 1812 (The Chicago History of American Civilization)The War of 1812 (The Chicago History of American Civilization) by Harry L. Coles
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A classic, and still the best, work on the War of 1812.
So Far from God: The U.S. War With Mexico, 1846-1848So Far from God: The U.S. War With Mexico, 1846-1848 by John S. D. Eisenhower
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A more recent and very interesting work on the Mexican-American War.
Ordeal By Fire: The Civil War and ReconstructionOrdeal By Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction by James M McPherson
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The best one volume work on the Civil War by a Pulitzer Prize winning author.
Frontiersmen in Blue: The United States Army and the Indian, 1848-1865Frontiersmen in Blue: The United States Army and the Indian, 1848-1865 by Robert M. Utley
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Frontier Regulars: The United States Army and the Indian, 1866-1891Frontier Regulars: The United States Army and the Indian, 1866-1891 by Robert M. Utley
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The Old Army: A Portrait of the American Army in Peacetime, 1784-1898The Old Army: A Portrait of the American Army in Peacetime, 1784-1898 by Edward M. Coffman
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This work, along with Coffman's sequal, form the best social history of the U.S. Army.
The Regulars: The American Army, 1898-1941The Regulars: The American Army, 1898-1941 by Edward M. Coffman
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The War with Spain in 1898The War with Spain in 1898 by David F. Trask
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A classic, and still the best, work on the Spanish-American War.
The War to End All Wars: The American Military Experience in World War IThe War to End All Wars: The American Military Experience in World War I by Edward M. Coffman
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A classic, and still the best, work on American participation in World War I.
The Second World War: A Complete HistoryThe Second World War: A Complete History by Martin Gilbert
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An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943, Volume One of the Liberation Trilogy (The Liberation Trilogy, Vol 1)An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943, Volume One of the Liberation Trilogy (The Liberation Trilogy, Vol 1) by Rick Atkinson
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The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (The Liberation Trilogy)The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (The Liberation Trilogy) by Rick Atkinson
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Eagle Against the Sun: The American War With JapanEagle Against the Sun: The American War With Japan by Ronald Spector
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Korea: The First War We Lost (Revised Edition)Korea: The First War We Lost (Revised Edition) by Bevin Alexander
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America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975 with Poster (4th Edition)America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975 with Poster (4th Edition) by George C Herring
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The best, and in many ways least political, history of the Vietnam War.
US Cavalryman 1891-1920 (Warrior)US Cavalryman 1891-1920 (Warrior) by Alexander Bielakowski
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