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Introduction
Historical timeline
An independent army : the formation of a national American army (1774-1775)
Military under civilian control : POTUS as Commander in Chief (1797-1900s)
Trouble on the high seas : the Barbary pirates and the growth of the US Navy (1784-1806)
A military education : establishment of West Point and the professionalization of the US military (1757-1790)
America invaded and invading : the War of 1812 and the growth of America's military establishment (1812-1814)
An unfair fight : the Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
The war within : the US Civil War and the battle for American morality (1861-1865)
Westward expansion : indigenous Americans and the US Army (1770s-1870s)
The imperialist agenda : the use of the military in American imperialism (1850s-1900)
Revolutionary influence : the US military in the Mexican Revolution (early 1900s)
The Great War and the sea : World War I and oceanic commerce (1914-1918)
In the trenches : trench warfare in World War I (1914-1918)
Gender defenders : women pioneers and the prohibition on women in combat (early 1900s-present)
Armored warfare : the introduction of the tank (1914-1945)
The Selective Service : history and controversy of military conscription (1800s-1900s)
The battle for public opinion : World War II and the war for popular belief (1939-1945)
The nuclear option : nuclear weapons and their use in warfare (1945)
The unification debate : unification of the military and the national security state (1947-present)
Rules of warfare : ethics of combat to the Geneva Convention (1949-present)
Integration and justice : African Americans in the military (1948-present)
Korea divided : the Korean conflict and the beginning of the Cold War (1950-1953)
A land war in Asia : the Vietnam conflict and the anti-war movement (1955-1975)
Military theater : the first oil war (1990-1991)
A culture of abuse : the Tailhook scandal and sexual abuse in the military (1990s)
The era of terror : invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan (2001-present)
From afar : autonomous weapons in warfare (2010s)
Military identity : LGBTQ rights and military service (2020s)
Space aggression : the US military in outer space (2020s)
Conclusion : a matter of priorities.
Historical timeline
An independent army : the formation of a national American army (1774-1775)
Military under civilian control : POTUS as Commander in Chief (1797-1900s)
Trouble on the high seas : the Barbary pirates and the growth of the US Navy (1784-1806)
A military education : establishment of West Point and the professionalization of the US military (1757-1790)
America invaded and invading : the War of 1812 and the growth of America's military establishment (1812-1814)
An unfair fight : the Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
The war within : the US Civil War and the battle for American morality (1861-1865)
Westward expansion : indigenous Americans and the US Army (1770s-1870s)
The imperialist agenda : the use of the military in American imperialism (1850s-1900)
Revolutionary influence : the US military in the Mexican Revolution (early 1900s)
The Great War and the sea : World War I and oceanic commerce (1914-1918)
In the trenches : trench warfare in World War I (1914-1918)
Gender defenders : women pioneers and the prohibition on women in combat (early 1900s-present)
Armored warfare : the introduction of the tank (1914-1945)
The Selective Service : history and controversy of military conscription (1800s-1900s)
The battle for public opinion : World War II and the war for popular belief (1939-1945)
The nuclear option : nuclear weapons and their use in warfare (1945)
The unification debate : unification of the military and the national security state (1947-present)
Rules of warfare : ethics of combat to the Geneva Convention (1949-present)
Integration and justice : African Americans in the military (1948-present)
Korea divided : the Korean conflict and the beginning of the Cold War (1950-1953)
A land war in Asia : the Vietnam conflict and the anti-war movement (1955-1975)
Military theater : the first oil war (1990-1991)
A culture of abuse : the Tailhook scandal and sexual abuse in the military (1990s)
The era of terror : invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan (2001-present)
From afar : autonomous weapons in warfare (2010s)
Military identity : LGBTQ rights and military service (2020s)
Space aggression : the US military in outer space (2020s)
Conclusion : a matter of priorities.