Crater, Battle of the, 210
Crawford, William H., 111
Crazy Horse, 226
Creek Indians, 24, 28, 31, 32, 41, 71, 96, 104–106, 126–27
Creek War, 104–105
Creel, George A., 323
Croatia, 616–23
Crook, George, 226, 227
Crowder, Enoch H., 313
Crowe, William, 589
Crowell, Benedict, 316
Crow Indians, 226
Crown Point, 31, 34–39, 58, 59
Cruisers, 238–41, 246, 251, 262, 265, 285, 290, 305, 320, 343, 350–51, 364, 370, 397, 407
Cuba, 219, 252–54, 271, 284, 289, 294, 300, 301, 503–506, 571, 586, 647, 650
Bay of Pigs, 504
Castro regime, 494, 503–506
independence, 271–73
missile crisis, 505–506
in Spanish-American War, 254–56, 261–66, 268
Cuban Revolution, 252–53
Cu Chi, 533
Cumberland River, 149, 151, 159, 165, 166
Curtis, Samuel, 166
Curtiss, Glenn, 291, 299
Custer, George A., 226–27
Dahlgren, John A., 197
Dale, Richard, 93
Dale, Sir Thomas, 2
DANIEL BOONE, 551–52
Daniels, Josephus, 288, 315, 319
Darlan, Jean Francois, 401
“Davids,” 199
Davis, Benjamin O., Jr., 384
Davis, Charles H., 168
Davis, Dwight, 359
Davis, Jefferson, 145, 148, 149, 153, 162, 169, 172, 176, 178, 180, 192, 194, 197, 198, 200, 204, 206, 207, 211, 213
Davis, Richard H., 264
Dayton Peace Accords, 620, 621
D-Day, 413, 420–21
Dearborn, Henry, 99, 101
Declaration of Independence, 60
Declaration of the United Nations, 377
Declaratory Act, 46
Defense, Department of, 451, 461, 463, 478, 485, 488–89, 495, 497, 568, 578, 584–85, 589, 610, 631, 634, 679
Defense, Secretary of, 449–50, 461, 489, 497–500
Defense Production Act (1950), 464
“Defense Test Day” (1924), 355
De Gaulle, Charles, 502
Delaware River, 62, 63
De La Warr, Lord, 2
DELIBERATE FORCE, 621, 623
Delta Force, 615, 643, 661, 662
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), 472, 473, 516, 519, 529, 558
Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV), 511
Denfield, Louis E., 450
DePuy, William E., 536, 542
DESERT FOX, 627, 635, 654
Desertion, 51, 53, 54, 61, 125, 205–206, 248
Civil War, 205–206, 213, 214
Vietnam War, 543, 549, 561, 564
DESERT SHIELD, 596–600
DESERT STORM, 601–605, 666
Destroyers, 319, 320, 343, 350, 351, 364, 369, 373, 394, 395, 397, 434, 437, 516
Deterrence, 441–42, 445–48, 462, 475–506, 567, 572, 578, 611
New Look, 478–96
Detroit, 28, 45, 70, 71, 99
Dewey, George, 256, 259–61, 265, 267, 273, 287
Dharan, 629
Diaz, Porfirio, 283
Dick, Charles W., 295–96
Dickerson, Mahlon, 115
Diem, Ngo Dinh, 512–15
Dien Bien Phu, 492, 511, 539
Dillon, Douglas, 539
Disease, 2, 13, 40, 130, 135, 139, 141, 220, 224, 226, 275, 280–81, 301
in Civil War, 175, 205, 213, 214, 216
colonial era, 2, 13, 15, 19
in Spanish-American War, 269–70
in World War I, 328, 337
in World War II, 390, 399
Distant early warning (DEW) radar line, 465
Dodge, Grenville M., 270–71, 292
DOG, 371
Dominican Republic, 284, 302, 506
Dong Ap Bia (Hamburger Hill), Battle of, 547
Doniphan, Alexander W., 137
Donitz, Karl, 391, 392, 395–96
Doolittle Commission, 451
Dorchester Heights, 59
Dostum, Abdul Rashid, 640, 643
Douglass, Frederick, 183
Douhet, Giulio, 348, 361
Downes, John, 124
Downie, George, 103
Draft, 83, 244, 449
in Civil War, 183–89, 205, 206
colonial, 8, 40
French (1793), 76
in Korean War, 462–64
in Vietnam War, 525–27, 549, 568
in World War I, 312–14, 320, 324–25
in World War II, 370, 381–82, 426
Dreadnought, 287
DROPSHOT, 446
Drummond, Gordon, 102–103
Drunkenness, 125, 328
Dual-army tradition, 50–57, 82–87
Duarte, Jose Napoleon, 586
DUCK HOOK, 545–46, 557
Dugan, Michael, 599
Dukakis, Michael, 588
Dulles, Allen, 477
Dulles, John Foster, 479, 491, 493
Dung, Van Tien, 565
Dunkirk Agreement (1946), 442
Dunmore, Lord, 50, 70
DuPont, Samuel, 190, 197
Eaker, Ira, 409, 411–12
Early, Jubal, 211, 212
Easter Offensive, 551, 556–59, 562
Eban, Horace, 255
Eberstadt, Ferdinand, 389, 448–49, 450
Economic mobilization:
interwar period, 355–63
in World War I, 307, 310, 314–18, 323–25, 345
in World War II, 381–91
Education, 93, 117–21, 126, 162, 242–43, 245, 297, 305
Egypt, 240, 493, 494, 575, 576, 585, 586, 595, 607, 628, 629, 672
8th Air Force, 409–415, 421
8th Army, 383, 399, 403, 415, 435
8th Corps, 267, 274
XVIII Airborne Corps, 600, 604
81st Infantry Division, 419
82d Airborne Division, 402, 426, 506, 596, 600, 659
Einstein, Albert, 437
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 358, 449, 467, 474, 475, 507, 577
arms control and, 477–79, 486–87
defense policy, 477–87, 488–96
Korean War and, 474
as SACEUR, 466
Vietnam and, 511–14
in World War II, 378, 397, 401, 402, 405, 411, 420, 425–27, 433, 434, 436
Eisenhower Doctrine, 493–94
El Alamein, 399
El Brazito, Battle of, 137
El Caney, Battle of, 264–65
Elements of Military Art and Science (Halleck), 119
Ellis, Earl H., 353
El Salvador, 581, 586, 591–92, 607
Emancipation Proclamation, 179, 181–82, 183, 189, 217
Embargo Act (1807), 94
Endicott, William C., 240
ENDURING FREEDOM, 640–50, 651, 682
Enfield rifles, 317
Enforcement Acts, 232
ENHANCE, 564
Eniwetok, 417, 445, 464
Enlightenment, 75
Enlisted Reserve Corps, 344
Enterprise, 483
Enthoven, Alain C., 497, 498
Ericsson, John, 199
Erie Indians, 23, 24
Espionage, 189, 443
Espionage Act of 1917, 323
Ethiopia, 571, 586
Ethnic cleansing, 618, 619, 620
European Defense Community (EDC), 466, 490
EUSAK, 457–60, 464, 468–71
Eutaw Springs, Battle of, 69
Eventual Army, 90
Ewell, Richard, 192, 193
Executive Order 9981 (1948), 452
Expansible Army concept, 112–13
Ezra Church, Battle of, 211
F–4 Phantom, 521
F–14, 582
F–15, 596, 602
F–86 “Saber” jets, 470
F–105 Thunderchief, 521
F
–111F bomber, 582, 602
F–117A Stealth attack bomber, 588, 600, 602, 657
Fahd ibn Abdul-Aziz, 594
Fair Oaks (Seven Pines), Battle of, 172
Falkland Islands crisis, 579–80
Fallen Timbers, Battle of, 86, 95
Fallujah, Second Battle of, 667–68
Far East Air Force (FEAF), 375, 416, 417, 463, 470–71
Farragut, David G., 168, 169, 190, 200, 212, 259
FATA, 649, 678
Fechet, James, 361–62
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 538, 630, 631, 636
Federalists, 87, 88, 89–95, 96–97, 107, 108
Feith, Douglas, 635, 636
Ferguson, Patrick, 67, 68
Fermi, Enrico, 437
Field artillery, 297
5th Air Force, 399, 416, 470
Fifth Army, 403
5th Corps, 262–66, 269, 270
5th Fleet, 417–18, 436
5th U.S. Infantry Regiment, 458
15th Air Force, 412, 413
15th German Army, 421–23
Filipino Federal Party, 278
Finletter Commission, 446
Fire direction systems, 352
1st Aero Squadron, 299
1st Alabama Cavalry, 147
1st American Regiment, 80–81, 84, 120, 228
1st Army, 334–38
1st Cavalry Division, 529, 561, 598, 666
First Continental Congress, 43, 46, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54–57, 64, 73, 77
1st Division, 330, 336
First Indochinese War, 511, 513
1st Infantry Division, 598, 604, 666
1st Kansas Colored Volunteers, 182
1st Logistical Command, 525
1st Louisiana Native Guards, 182
1st Marine Aircraft Wing, 471
1st Marine Division, 419, 458, 459, 468
1st Missouri Mounted volunteers, 137
First Reconstruction Act, 230
1st Regiment of South Carolina Volunteers, 182
1st U.S. Army, 423, 433, 436
Fisher, Charles, 113
Fisher’s Hill, Battle of, 212
Fiske, Bradley, 288, 346
Fitch, John, 114
V Corps, 655, 656
Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, 23–25, 28, 36, 71
Five Power Treaty, 342, 343, 350
Five Year Defense Plan, 498
FLAMING DART, 517
Fleet ballistic missile (FBM), 484
Fleet Marine Force (FMF), 354, 406, 447–49
Flexible response, 496–506, 567
Flintlock musket, 4, 11, 114
Flogging, 125–26
Floyd, John, 162
FMLN, 591, 592
Foch, Ferdinand, 326, 327, 334
Food and Fuel Act (1917), 317
Food Production (Lever) Act of 1917, 317
Fool’s Errand, A (Tourgee), 228
Foote, Andrew H., 166, 168
Forbes, John, 37, 38, 41, 43, 52
Ford, Gerald R., 565, 589, 634
Formosa, 399, 418
Forrest, Nathan B., 162, 167, 169, 179
Forrestal, James V., 384, 448–50
Fort Armstrong, 123
Fort Beausejour, 35, 36
Fort Bowyer, 105
Fort Crawford, 123
Fort Dearborn, 99
Fort Donelson, 165, 166
Fort Drum, 303
Fort Duquesne, 35–39, 52
Fort Edwards, 123
Fort Erie, 101, 102, 103
Fort Fisher, 213
Fort Frontenac, 38
Fort George, 101, 102
Fort Greenville, 86
Fort Henry, 165, 166
Fort Howard, 123
Fortifications, 2, 79, 92, 94, 109, 110, 123
coastal defenses, 110–11, 236–41, 282, 347, 352
colonial, 2, 6–7, 9–10, 31–33
Fortifications Appropriations Act (1885), 240
Fort Jackson, 168
Fort Knox, 85
Fort Lee, 62
Fort Mackinac, 123
Fort Malden, 99
Fort McHenry, 104, 110
Fort Mercer, 63, 72
Fort Miami, 86
Fort Michilimackinac, 99
Fort Mifflin, 63, 72
Fort Mims, 104
Fort Monroe, 170, 208
Fort Niagara, 102
Fort Orange, 24
Fort Oswego, 31, 36, 37
Fort Pitt, 45
Fort Pulaski, 168
Fort Recovery, 86
Fort St. George, 32
Fort St. Philip, 168
Fort Stanwix, 64
Fort Stedman, 213
Fort Sumter, 142, 154, 155
Fort Ticonderoga, 34, 36, 38, 39, 58, 59, 63–64
Fort Washington, 62, 85
Fort William Henry, 37
Forward and collective defense, 475, 477, 490, 491–92
Foulois, Benjamin D., 333
Four Freedoms, 377
Four Power Treaty, 343
4th Brigade, 329
4th Infantry Division, 655, 658, 661, 662, 670
Fourteen Points, 311–12, 323, 339
14th Air Force, 430
Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, 229
442nd Regimental Combat Team, 382
Fox, Gustavus V., 198
Fox Indians, 127
Fragging, 561
Franklin, Battle of, 212–13
Franklin, William B., 178
Franks, Tommy, 641–49, 652, 655, 656, 659
Fredericksburg, Battle of, 178, 179, 190, 215–16
Frederick the Great, 50, 118, 432
Freedmen’s Bureau, 228–30, 231
FREEDOM DEAL, 554, 556
Freeman’s Farm, Battle of, 64
Fremont, John C., 122, 136, 137, 159, 161, 170, 171, 173
French and Indian War, 8, 9, 35–40, 44, 52, 58
French Revolution, 75–76, 88, 89, 118, 119
French 6th Light Armored Division, 600
Fries, John, 90
Fries’ Rebellion, 90, 94
Frigates, 95 and n., 99, 109
Frontenac, Count, 25, 27
Front Royal, 171
Fry, James B., 185
Fullam, William F., 288, 346
Fulminates, 114
Fulton, 115, 116
Fulton, Robert, 114, 115
Funston, Frederick, 279
Fur trade, 21–25, 28, 41, 45, 80, 123
FW–190, 411
Gaddafi, Muammar, 582, 671
Gadsden Purchase, 121
Gage, Thomas, 45, 47, 48, 51, 58
Gaines, Edmund R., 102, 133
Gaines’ Mill, Battle of, 173
Gaither Committee, 484, 487
Gamble, Hamilton R., 159
GAME WARDEN, 535
Garcia, Calixto, 263
Garrison, Lindley M., 306
Garrison troops, 6, 7, 9–10
Gas, 335, 337, 597, 600, 627
Gates, Horatio, 64, 65, 67, 68
Gates, Robert M., 670, 679
Gates, Sir Thomas, 2
Gates, Thomas S., 485, 489
Gatling, Richard, 115
Gavin, James M., 491, 497
Gemayel, Bashir, 581
General Board, 287, 288, 290, 291, 304, 340, 350, 353, 365
General Munitions Board, 316
General Offensive-General Uprising, 540–41, 565
General Staff, 111 and n., 112, 120, 244, 293–96, 304, 312, 314, 324, 344, 347, 348, 355–66, 396, 448
General Staff Act (1903), 293
General Survey Act (1824), 122
Geneva Accords (1954), 493, 511, 562
Geneva Convention, 646
George III, King of England, 47, 49, 58–60
Germain, Lord George, 50, 63
German General Staff, 243–44, 251, 293, 295, 310
German High Seas Fleet, 286
German rearmament, 466–67, 490–
91
Germantown, Battle of, 63
“Germany First” strategy, 371, 374, 377–78, 381, 397
Gettysburg, Battle of, 193–94
Gettysburg Address, 217
Ghent, Treaty of (1814), 106, 107
GHQ Air Force, 362–63
Gibbon, John, 226, 227
Gifford, Walter S., 316
Gilbert Islands, 406, 417
Gillmore, Quincy A., 197
Gilpatric, Roswell, 497
GLCMs (ground-launched cruise missiles), 574, 579, 580
Glendale (Frayser’s Farm), Battle of, 173
Global Hawk drone, 641
Godfrey, Hollis, 316
Goethals, George W., 301, 324, 331
Goldberg, Arthur, 539, 542
Goldwater, Barry, 570
Goldwater-Nichols Defense Reorganization Act (1986), 588–89
Gomez, Maximo, 252, 262
Gone With the Wind (Mitchell), 214
Gonzales, Alberto, 646
Gooch, William, 32
Gorbachev, Mikhail, 578, 579, 580, 586, 590, 594
Gorgas, Josiah, 204, 205
Gorgas, William C., 301
GPS devices, 612, 641
Graduate schools, 119
Grant, Ulysses S., 152, 159, 162–67, 172, 178, 179, 182, 190–97, 207–214, 228–30, 232, 250
Grasse, Comte de, 69, 70, 74
Great Bridge, Battle of, 50, 59
Great Depression, 341, 350, 363
Great Pacific War, The (Bywater), 354–55
Great Sioux War, 226
Great Swamp Fight, 16–17
Great War for Empire, 34–40, 44, 49, 52
Greece, 442–43, 466, 477
Greenbacks, 144
Greene, Nathanael, 65, 67, 68–69, 74, 162
GREENHOUSE, 464
Greenville, Treaty of, 86, 87
Grenada, 583, 607, 686
Grenades, 329
Groves, Leslie R., 438
Gruenther, Alfred M., 491
Guadalcanal, 397
Guadalupe Hidalgo, Treaty of, 141
Guam, 267–69, 271, 340, 365, 369, 375, 406, 418
Guantanamo Bay, 261, 266, 289
naval base (GTMO), 647
Guerrillas, 161, 221, 252, 302, 444, 477, 577, 624
in American Revolution, 49, 60, 63, 68, 69
in Civil War, 152, 159, 161, 214
in Cold War, 504
contras, 577, 585, 586, 589, 592
Indian, 6–7, 10–13, 17, 41, 42
in Korean War, 454
in Mexican War, 139, 140
in Philippines, 273–80
in Vietnam War, 540, 558
in World War II, 376, 429, 434
Guevara, Che, 494, 503, 571
Guilford Courthouse, Battle of, 69
Gulf Cooperation Council, 595
Gulf of Sidra, 582, 589
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, 478, 516–17, 537, 553, 640
Gulf War (1991), 593–605, 606, 609, 625–26, 629, 652, 660, 682
Gunboat diplomacy, 220
Gunboats, 93–94, 100, 103, 109, 145, 166, 168, 178, 239, 350
Gun Foundry Board, 240–41
Gunpowder, 4, 11, 72, 73
Gustav Line, 403
Habeas corpus, writ of, 159, 189, 206, 229, 232
Habeas Corpus Act (1863), 189, 230
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