Awards
- Winner of 2015 AHF Distinguished Writing Awards Reference Winner 2015 (United States)
Overview
An easily accessible resource that showcases the links between using documented primary sources and gaining a more nuanced understanding of military history. Primary source analysis is a valuable tool that teaches students how historians utilize documents and interpret evidence from the past. This four-volume reference traces key decisions in U.S. military history—from the Revolutionary War through the 21st-century conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq—by examining documents relating to military strategy and national policy judgments by U.S. military and political leaders. A comprehensive introductory essay provides readers with the context necessary to understand the relationship between diplomatic documents, military correspondence, and other documentation related to events that shaped warfare, diplomacy, and military strategy. Once the stage is set, the work covers 14 conflicts that are significant to U.S. history. Treatment of each of the conflicts begins with a historical overview followed by a chronology and approximately 30 primary source documents presented in chronological order. Each document is accompanied by a description and annotations and by an analysis that highlights its importance to the event or topic under discussion. Designed for secondary school and college students, the work will be exceptionally valuable to teachers who will appreciate the ready-made lessons that fit directly into core curriculum standards. Covers benchmark documents in U.S. diplomatic and military history from 14 conflicts Utilizes document introductions and scholarly analysis to help students understand the primary source materials Supports document-based teaching and learning strategies Ties into Common Core critical thinking guidelines commonly used in high school history courses for document analysis Helps students understand the difference between original source material and unsourced claims made on the Internet
Full Product Details
Author: James R. Arnold ,
Roberta Wiener
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Imprint: ABC-CLIO
Dimensions:
Width: 23.90cm
, Height: 15.70cm
, Length: 29.50cm
Weight: 6.690kg
ISBN: 9781610699334
ISBN 10: 1610699335
Pages: 1840
Publication Date: 12 November 2015
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Useful for libraries supporting a military-history curriculum or public libraries collecting comprehensively... Summing Up: Recommended. - Choice
Useful for libraries supporting a military-history curriculum or public libraries collecting comprehensively. . . . Summing Up: Recommended. - Choice
"""Useful for libraries supporting a military-history curriculum or public libraries collecting comprehensively. . . . Summing Up: Recommended."" - Choice"
Author Information
James R. Arnold is the author of more than 30 books devoted to military and political history. Roberta Wiener is managing editor of the Journal of Military History.
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