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Tables of Contents for How America Fought Its Wars
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
9
4
CHAPTER 1 The Shot Heard `Round the World The Battles of Lexington and Concord
13
7
CHAPTER 2 The Response to Military Confrontation British and American Strategies and Resources in 1775
20
9
CHAPTER 3 The Bunker Hill Dilemma The Emergence of William Howe
29
10
CHAPTER 4 Boston Redeemed and New York Damned The Emergence of George Washington
39
11
CHAPTER 5 Rekindling the Flame of Liberty Harlem Heights to Princeton
50
11
CHAPTER 6 Alternative Strategies and Outcomes Rebels and Redcoats 1775-1776
61
6
CHAPTER 7 The War for the North Country The Genesis and Climax of the Saratoga Campaign
67
15
CHAPTER 8 The Philadelphia Campaign The Final Confrontation between Howe and Washington
82
14
CHAPTER 9 Climax in the North Valley Forge to Monmouth
96
10
CHAPTER 10 Alternative Strategies and Outcomes British and American 1777-1778
106
9
CHAPTER 11 Southern Stars Fall from the American Constellation The British Offensive from Savannah to Camden
115
12
CHAPTER 12 The Year of Patriot Crisis and Triumph King's Mountain to Yorktown
127
17
CHAPTER 13 Why Did the World Turn Upside Down? The Strategy and Tactics of American Victory and British Defeat Grading the Generals
144
16
CHAPTER 14 The Shore Dimly Seen The American Invasion of Canada, 1812
160
14
CHAPTER 15 The Battles' Confusion Triumph and Frustration in the Campaign of 1813
174
15
CHAPTER 16 The Perilous Fight The Decisive Campaign of 1814
189
19
CHAPTER 17 Alternative Strategies and Outcomes British and Americans 1812-1815
208
11
CHAPTER 18 Sam Houston's War The Texas Compaign in the Mexican-American Conflict
219
16
CHAPTER 19 Zachary Taylor's War The Northern Compaign in the Mexican-American Conflict
235
18
CHAPTER 20 Winfield Scott's War The Southern Campaign in the Mexican-American Conflict
253
12
CHAPTER 21 Alternative Strategies and Outcomes Mexico and the United States 1836-1848
265
8
CHAPTER 22 The War of Amateurs Fort Sumter to Manassas
273
18
CHAPTER 23 The Response to a Clash of Arms Union and Confederate Strategies and Resources
291
11
CHAPTER 24 The Stride of a Giant The Great Union Offensive of 1862
302
18
CHAPTER 25 Oh, But That He Was Ours! Robert E. Lee and the Redemption of Richmond
320
15
CHAPTER 26 A Long and Strong Flood The Confederate Counter-Offensive of 1862
335
20
CHAPTER 27 Alternative Strategies and Outcomes Union and Confederate 1861-1862
355
10
CHAPTER 28 The Winter (and Spring) of Union Discontent 1862-1863
365
18
CHAPTER 29 The Summer of the Titans Climax at Vicksburg and Gettysburg
383
22
CHAPTER 30 The Duel for Chattanooga The Emergence of U.S. Grant
405
14
CHAPTER 31 The Confrontation Between Grant and Lee The Spring of 1864
419
14
CHAPTER 32 The Final Turn of the Tide The Crisis Summer of 1864
433
13
CHAPTER 33 Alternative Strategies and Outcomes Union and Confederate 1863-1864
446
9
CHAPTER 34 The Death of Confederate Independence The Birth of the Lost Cause
455
15
CHAPTER 35 Why Was the "Union Forever"? The Strategy and Tactics of Northern Victory and Southern Defeat Grading the Generals
470
20
Index
490
 
MAPS
American Revolution: Theater of War, 1775-1782
24
 
American Revolution: Brandywine Campaign, August-September 1777
85
 
War of 1812: Strategic Theater, 1812-1815
165
 
War of 1812: Chesapeake Bay Campaign, August 1814
194
 
War with Mexico: Strategic Theater, 1846-1847
221
 
War with Mexico: The Battle of Cerro Gordo, April 17-18, 1847
256
 
Civil War: Eastern Theater, Virginia & Maryland, 1861-1865
280
 
Civil War: First Bull Run/Manassas, July 21,1861
283
 
Civil War: Strategic Theater, 1863
385
 
Civil War: Gettysburg, First Day, July 1, 1863
393
 
Civil War: Strategic Theater, 1864-1865
421