For the Common Defense A Military History of the United States Revised and Expanded
Publisher: Free Press
Published: November 1, 1984
Language: eng
Number of pages: 701
ISBN-13: 9780029215807
First sentence: Crossing the Atlantic during the seventeenth century was a perilous voyage, entailing weeks or months of cramped quarters, inadequate food, and unsanitary conditions.
Description: Covers U.S. military institutions and policies from Colonial times to the present. Also discusses major military campaigns.