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More than 200 years ago, on June 14, 1775, the U.S. Army was established by a resolution of the Continental Congress to coordinate the military efforts of the Thirteen Colonies in their struggle against the rule of Great Britain. Since its establishment, the U.S. Army has played a vital role in the growth and development of our nation. Soldiers have fought in more than 10 wars, from the American Revolution through the World Wars and Vietnam, to the current conflict in Iraq. To spotlight the Army's history, traditions, and service to the nation, the U.S. Government Printing Office offers for sale a number of publications designed to point out the achievements of America's Army. Sign up to receive Defense and Security email updates. Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: Prepared by the U.S. Army Center of military history, this historical map and guide is one part of an overall record of World War II. Year/Pages: Map, 18x24 in. repr. Normandy: The U. S. Army Campaigns of World War II (Pamphlet) Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: Tells the story of a war waged on land, on sea, and in the air over several diverse theaters of operation for approximately six years. One in a series of campaign studies highlighting those struggles that, with their accompanying suggestions for further reading, are designed to introduce you to one of the Army's significant military feats. Year/Pages: 1994: 47 p.; ill. 2008-repr. Omaha Beachhead (6 June-13 June 1944) Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: Provides a historical narrative dealing with American military operations in France during the month of June 1944. Year/Pages: 1945: 175 p.; ill., 16 maps in envelope. 1984-repr. Utah Beach to Cherbourg (6 June-27 June 1944) Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: Provides accounts of landings at corps level and below and relates the course of VII Corps combat operations which resulted in the capture of Cherbourg on June 27, 1944. This is the last of three narratives dealing with American military operations in Normandy. Year/Pages: 1947: 225 p.; ill., 20 maps in envelope. 1984-repr. Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 (Paperback) Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: Discusses the evolution of the services' racial policies and practices between World War II and 1965, during the period when black servicemen and women were integrated into the Nation's military units. 1981. Year/Pages: 1981: 647 p. Role of Federal Military Forces in Domestic Disorders, 1877-1945 Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: Describes the period of the rise of industrial America with attendant social dislocation and strife. Major themes include: the evolution of the Army's role in domestic support operations; its strict adherence to law; and the disciplined manner in which it conducted these difficult and often unpopular operations. Year/Pages: 1997: 491 p.; ill. Role of Federal Military Forces in Domestic Disorders, 1945-1992 (Cloth) Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: Discusses the institutional and other changes that took place during the early postwar years and carries the reader through the civil rights revolution, the disturbances that accompanied the Vietnam War. Includes the controversies surrounding the Army's intervention in the race riot in Los Angeles in 1992, which occurred after this volume was essentially completed, and an extensive bibliography containing a note on various sources used. Year/Pages: 2005: 530 p.; ill. Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: Discusses the operations of a single corps in the First Army's offensive during the first three weeks of July 1944 designed to deepen the lodgment area preparatory to the breakout from Normandy. Year/Pages: 1946: 128 p.; ill. repr. The Army's Future Combat System and Alternatives Publisher: Congress, Congressional Budget Office Description: Considers the near- and long-term implications of the future combat systems program. Also examines alternatives for modernizing the Army's armored forces. Year/Pages: 2006: 110 p.; ill. [ Top ]
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