Military History Anniversaries 01 thru 31 AUG
... Aug 18 1965 – Vietnam: Operation Starlite begins – United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in the first major American ground battle of the war. Aug 18 1971 – Vietnam: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam. Aug 19 1782 – Americ ...
... Aug 18 1965 – Vietnam: Operation Starlite begins – United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in the first major American ground battle of the war. Aug 18 1971 – Vietnam: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam. Aug 19 1782 – Americ ...
Military History Anniversaries 0201 thru 0228
... Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska. Feb 15 1967 – Vietnam: Thirteen U.S. helicopters are shot down in one day in Vietnam. Feb 15 1989 - Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left A ...
... Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska. Feb 15 1967 – Vietnam: Thirteen U.S. helicopters are shot down in one day in Vietnam. Feb 15 1989 - Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left A ...
Military-History-Anniversaries-0716-thru
... by setting sail for the first time in 116 years. Jul 21 1861 – Civil War: In the first major battle of the War, Confederate forces defeat the Union Army along Bull Run near Manassas Junction, Virginia. The battle becomes known as Manassas by the Confederates, while the Union calls it Bull Run. Casua ...
... by setting sail for the first time in 116 years. Jul 21 1861 – Civil War: In the first major battle of the War, Confederate forces defeat the Union Army along Bull Run near Manassas Junction, Virginia. The battle becomes known as Manassas by the Confederates, while the Union calls it Bull Run. Casua ...
Military History Anniversaries 16 thru 31 July - nhc
... by setting sail for the first time in 116 years. Jul 21 1861 – Civil War: In the first major battle of the War, Confederate forces defeat the Union Army along Bull Run near Manassas Junction, Virginia. The battle becomes known as Manassas by the Confederates, while the Union calls it Bull Run. Casua ...
... by setting sail for the first time in 116 years. Jul 21 1861 – Civil War: In the first major battle of the War, Confederate forces defeat the Union Army along Bull Run near Manassas Junction, Virginia. The battle becomes known as Manassas by the Confederates, while the Union calls it Bull Run. Casua ...
Military History Anniversaries 0916 thru 093015
... Broadcasts continued until 30 APR 1945 when Hamburg was overrun by the British Army. Sep 18 1945 – WW2: General Douglas MacArthur moves his command headquarters to Tokyo. Sep 18 1947 – The United States Air Force becomes an independent service. Sep 18 1964 – Vietnam: North Vietnamese Army begins inf ...
... Broadcasts continued until 30 APR 1945 when Hamburg was overrun by the British Army. Sep 18 1945 – WW2: General Douglas MacArthur moves his command headquarters to Tokyo. Sep 18 1947 – The United States Air Force becomes an independent service. Sep 18 1964 – Vietnam: North Vietnamese Army begins inf ...
Anniversaries 15 thru 30 September 2016
... Broadcasts continued until 30 APR 1945 when Hamburg was overrun by the British Army. Sep 18 1945 – WW2: General Douglas MacArthur moves his command headquarters to Tokyo. Sep 18 1947 – The United States Air Force becomes an independent service. Sep 18 1964 – Vietnam: North Vietnamese Army begins inf ...
... Broadcasts continued until 30 APR 1945 when Hamburg was overrun by the British Army. Sep 18 1945 – WW2: General Douglas MacArthur moves his command headquarters to Tokyo. Sep 18 1947 – The United States Air Force becomes an independent service. Sep 18 1964 – Vietnam: North Vietnamese Army begins inf ...
Military-History-Anniversaries-0401-thru
... Apr 03 1776 – American Revolution: Because it lacked sufficient funds to build a strong navy, the Continental Congress gives privateers permission to attack any and all British ships. In a bill signed by John Hancock the Congress issued, INSTRUCTIONS to the COMMANDERS of Private Ships or vessels of ...
... Apr 03 1776 – American Revolution: Because it lacked sufficient funds to build a strong navy, the Continental Congress gives privateers permission to attack any and all British ships. In a bill signed by John Hancock the Congress issued, INSTRUCTIONS to the COMMANDERS of Private Ships or vessels of ...
Military History Anniversaries 0401 thru 041516
... Apr 03 1776 – American Revolution: Because it lacked sufficient funds to build a strong navy, the Continental Congress gives privateers permission to attack any and all British ships. In a bill signed by John Hancock the Congress issued, INSTRUCTIONS to the COMMANDERS of Private Ships or vessels of ...
... Apr 03 1776 – American Revolution: Because it lacked sufficient funds to build a strong navy, the Continental Congress gives privateers permission to attack any and all British ships. In a bill signed by John Hancock the Congress issued, INSTRUCTIONS to the COMMANDERS of Private Ships or vessels of ...
Events in History over the next 15 day period that had US military
... Oct 04 1964 – Cold War: President Johnson issues the order to reactivate North Vietnamese coastal raids by South Vietnamese boats as part of Oplan 34A. These raids had been suspended after the Gulf of Tonkin incident in early August. Oct 05 1813 – War of 1812: Battle of the Thames – U.S. victory in ...
... Oct 04 1964 – Cold War: President Johnson issues the order to reactivate North Vietnamese coastal raids by South Vietnamese boats as part of Oplan 34A. These raids had been suspended after the Gulf of Tonkin incident in early August. Oct 05 1813 – War of 1812: Battle of the Thames – U.S. victory in ...
EUI Working Papers - Cadmus Home
... history, suggests that we need to consider the Cold War as a global event and that it is counterproductive to treat it as an era distinct from what preceded it and what followed. It is crucial to read this essay on Cold War military historiography with a sense of that context. Indeed, viewing either ...
... history, suggests that we need to consider the Cold War as a global event and that it is counterproductive to treat it as an era distinct from what preceded it and what followed. It is crucial to read this essay on Cold War military historiography with a sense of that context. Indeed, viewing either ...
List of U.S. militarized interstate disputes in which the U.S. was
... missing data on the level of U.S. force used. The plane was shot down over Soviet Armenia on June 27. The crew was released on July 7 (FF 1958, 217). This incident did not result in a change in the disposition of American forces. Dispute involving the United States, Mexico and Guatemala, December 29 ...
... missing data on the level of U.S. force used. The plane was shot down over Soviet Armenia on June 27. The crew was released on July 7 (FF 1958, 217). This incident did not result in a change in the disposition of American forces. Dispute involving the United States, Mexico and Guatemala, December 29 ...
Military History Anniversaries 1216 thru 0115
... Dec 29 1813 – War of 1812: The two day Battle of Buffalo (a.k.a. Battle of Black Rock) begins with an ensuing rout of American forces and a British victory. Casualties and losses: US 169 – Brit. 112. Dec 29 1835 – Indian Wars: The Treaty of New Echota is signed, ceding all the lands of the Cherokee ...
... Dec 29 1813 – War of 1812: The two day Battle of Buffalo (a.k.a. Battle of Black Rock) begins with an ensuing rout of American forces and a British victory. Casualties and losses: US 169 – Brit. 112. Dec 29 1835 – Indian Wars: The Treaty of New Echota is signed, ceding all the lands of the Cherokee ...
To Starve an Army - The Tobin Project
... confronted with an ambiguous strategic environment are likely to hedge their bets, building a range of general (and sometimes competing) capabilities optimal for no single contingency. Each course is fraught with danger. In the former case, any misreading of the strategic situation or misjudgment of ...
... confronted with an ambiguous strategic environment are likely to hedge their bets, building a range of general (and sometimes competing) capabilities optimal for no single contingency. Each course is fraught with danger. In the former case, any misreading of the strategic situation or misjudgment of ...
the effects of protracted war on representative government
... Those who mistrusted a powerful government argued against a broad grant of authority not only in the fields of taxation and commercial regulation, but, and with especial force, in military matters as well. Even those, like Hamilton, who wanted to give the central government wide latitude in handling ...
... Those who mistrusted a powerful government argued against a broad grant of authority not only in the fields of taxation and commercial regulation, but, and with especial force, in military matters as well. Even those, like Hamilton, who wanted to give the central government wide latitude in handling ...
Appendix to - The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
... “unprovocative” but “firm” response by airlifting supplies and food to the Western districts of Berlin (George Marshal quoted in Fish 1991, 204). For eleven months, U.S. planes flew 250 missions per day, moving an average of 2,500 tons of food, fuel, raw materials, and goods into Berlin. German ange ...
... “unprovocative” but “firm” response by airlifting supplies and food to the Western districts of Berlin (George Marshal quoted in Fish 1991, 204). For eleven months, U.S. planes flew 250 missions per day, moving an average of 2,500 tons of food, fuel, raw materials, and goods into Berlin. German ange ...
Kohn, R. H. (2005). Using the military at home: Yesterday, today
... of reserves in constabulary duties, in addition to their other duties.' The Guard and Reserve leadership grasped every mission available to prove the military importance of reserve forces and to acquire the most resources and the most modern weapons possible.8 The regulars, stretched thin after the ...
... of reserves in constabulary duties, in addition to their other duties.' The Guard and Reserve leadership grasped every mission available to prove the military importance of reserve forces and to acquire the most resources and the most modern weapons possible.8 The regulars, stretched thin after the ...
Folie 1
... given by Congress, General Wilkinson seized Mobile Bay in April with 600 soldiers. A small Spanish garrison gave way. Thus U.S. advanced into disputed territory to the Perdido River, as projected in 1810. No fighting. 1813-14 -- Marguesas Islands. U.S. forces built a fort on the island of Nukahiva t ...
... given by Congress, General Wilkinson seized Mobile Bay in April with 600 soldiers. A small Spanish garrison gave way. Thus U.S. advanced into disputed territory to the Perdido River, as projected in 1810. No fighting. 1813-14 -- Marguesas Islands. U.S. forces built a fort on the island of Nukahiva t ...
USCENTCOM Mission and History
... response to a Libyan- sponsored coup attempt against Sudan. As a result of US support during Operation EARLY CALL, Egyptian aircraft were able to forestall a Libyan attack against the government of President Nimeiri of Sudan. According to President Reagan’s Secretary of State George Schulz, Libya’s ...
... response to a Libyan- sponsored coup attempt against Sudan. As a result of US support during Operation EARLY CALL, Egyptian aircraft were able to forestall a Libyan attack against the government of President Nimeiri of Sudan. According to President Reagan’s Secretary of State George Schulz, Libya’s ...
Lend Lease
... of recruiting, training, equipping U.S. forces and transporting them to war zones could not be completed immediately. • Through 1942, and to a lesser extent 1943, the other Allies continued to be responsible for most of the fighting and the supply of military equipment under Lend-Lease. ...
... of recruiting, training, equipping U.S. forces and transporting them to war zones could not be completed immediately. • Through 1942, and to a lesser extent 1943, the other Allies continued to be responsible for most of the fighting and the supply of military equipment under Lend-Lease. ...
The US Navy in the Cold War Era, 1945-1991
... Fleet (later simply the U.S. Sixth Fleet) and creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1949, it became clear to most observers that the United States meant to stand by its friends in the region. Hot War in a Cold Place President Truman moved decisively to defend American and allied inte ...
... Fleet (later simply the U.S. Sixth Fleet) and creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1949, it became clear to most observers that the United States meant to stand by its friends in the region. Hot War in a Cold Place President Truman moved decisively to defend American and allied inte ...
- Schoolnet - Mr. Davis South Rowan High School American History
... When I addressed the Congress on the twentysixth of February last I thought that it would suffice to assert our neutral rights with arms. . . . But armed neutrality, it now appears, is impracticable. —President Woodrow Wilson’s Address to Congress Leading to a Declaration of War Against Germany, 19 ...
... When I addressed the Congress on the twentysixth of February last I thought that it would suffice to assert our neutral rights with arms. . . . But armed neutrality, it now appears, is impracticable. —President Woodrow Wilson’s Address to Congress Leading to a Declaration of War Against Germany, 19 ...
United States Timeline FINAL
... George Washington inaugurated as the first president. The Republican Party was founded by Thomas Jefferson. George Washington delivered his farewell address. The Federal Party lost control of Congress. Republican Thomas Jefferson became president. Thomas Jefferson delivered his first inaugural addre ...
... George Washington inaugurated as the first president. The Republican Party was founded by Thomas Jefferson. George Washington delivered his farewell address. The Federal Party lost control of Congress. Republican Thomas Jefferson became president. Thomas Jefferson delivered his first inaugural addre ...
Instructor Handout 2 1776 Military History HO
... the territory comprising present-day West Virginia and Native Americans were forced west. Many of the tribes were destroyed by constant warfare and catastrophic diseases. At the same time, trade with the Europeans proved a strong attraction, enabling the Indians to acquire valuable new products, suc ...
... the territory comprising present-day West Virginia and Native Americans were forced west. Many of the tribes were destroyed by constant warfare and catastrophic diseases. At the same time, trade with the Europeans proved a strong attraction, enabling the Indians to acquire valuable new products, suc ...
The Growth of US Imperialism
... benefit Americans, but that “entangling alliances” would draw the United States into undesirable conflicts. Washington’s counsel to avoid military alliances was followed throughout the 1800s and remained a major foreign policy consideration during the twentieth century as well. ...
... benefit Americans, but that “entangling alliances” would draw the United States into undesirable conflicts. Washington’s counsel to avoid military alliances was followed throughout the 1800s and remained a major foreign policy consideration during the twentieth century as well. ...
Military history of the United States
The military history of the United States spans a period of over two centuries. During those years, the United States evolved from a new nation fighting Great Britain for independence (1775–83), through the monumental American Civil War (1861–65) and, after collaborating in triumph during World War II (1941-1945), to the world's sole remaining superpower of the late 20th century and early 21st century.The Continental Congress in 1775 established the Continental Army and named General George Washington its commander. This newly formed army, along with state militia forces, and the French army and navy, defeated the British in 1781. The new Constitution in 1789 made the president the commander in chief, with authority for the Congress to levy taxes, make the laws, and declare war.As of 2015, the U.S. military consists of an Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps under the command of the United States Department of Defense. There also is the United States Coast Guard, which is controlled by the Department of Homeland Security.The President of the United States is the commander in chief, and exercises the authority through the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which supervises combat operations. Governors have control of each state's Army and Air National Guard units for limited purposes. The president has the ability to federalize National Guard units, bringing them under the sole control of the Department of Defense.