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NEWW THE CONFLICTS THAT SHAPED THE GREATEST NATION ON EARTH E NAMWEARRICA WAR AT Remem bering 9/11 20 years on ln a o t i it g i d i D E H N OURTDITIO AMPEERAIRCLA HNA RRBEOVR O LU MTIIODWNA Y CIV GIULA WDAALCRA N A VL I ET N OAKIMNA W AW OR HLIDR OWSHAIMRA II FE WELCOME TO AMERICA WAR AT Born out of conflict during the War of Independence with Great Britain, the United States has gone from colony to global superpower in little over 230 years. In America at War, we’ll explore how the USA has been defined by warfare, its most iconic engagements and the weapons and technology it’s used throughout history. We start by looking at the conflicts that shaped the nation’s formation and early years – from the American Revolution to the Civil War. From here we’ll uncover how the United States established itself on the global stage, playing a key role in the 20th century’s two world wars and going head- to-head with the USSR during the Cold War. As a world superpower the US has become a target for terrorism, which led to the attacks of 9/11. We’ll look at the War on Terror that followed and the US’s conflicts in the Middle East, some of which still continue to this day. AMERICA WAR AT Future PLC Quay House, The Ambury, Bath, BA1 1UA Bookazine Editorial Editor Philippa Grafton & Dan Peel Designer Steve Dacombe Compiled by Charles Ginger Senior Art Editor Andy Downes Head of Art & Design Greg Whitaker Editorial Director Jon White History of War Editorial Editor Tim Williamson Designer Curtis Fermor-Dunman Senior Art Editor Duncan Crook Cover images Getty Images, Alamy Photography All copyrights and trademarks are recognised and respected Advertising Media packs are available on request Commercial Director Clare Dove International Head of Print Licensing Rachel Shaw [email protected] www.futurecontenthub.com Circulation Head of Newstrade Tim Mathers Production Head of Production Mark Constance Production Project Manager Matthew Eglinton Advertising Production Manager Joanne Crosby Digital Editions Controller Jason Hudson Production Managers Keely Miller, Nola Cokely, Vivienne Calvert, Fran Twentyman Printed in the UK Distributed by Marketforce, 5 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HU www.marketforce.co.uk Tel: 0203 787 9001 History of War America at War Fourth Edition (HWB4423) © 2022 Future Publishing Limited We are committed to only using magazine paper which is derived from responsibly managed, certified forestry and chlorine-free manufacture. 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Future plc is a public Chief executive Zillah Byng-Thorne company quoted on the Non-executive chairman Richard Huntingford London Stock Exchange Chief financial officer Penny Ladkin-Brand (symbol: FUTR) www.futureplc.com Tel +44 (0)1225 442 244 Part of the bookazine series CONTENTS ★★★ ★★ 10 AMERICAN REVOLUTION BUILDING OF A NATION 10 The American Revolution 18 The Indian Wars 26 War of 1812 32 The Texas Revolution 34 The Mexican-American War 38 C ivil War 84 VIETNAM BECOMING A SUPERPOWER 48 T he Spanish War 50 WORLD 50 1917: America goes to war 58 Pearl Harbor WAR I 64 The Flying Tigers 74 Birth of the bomb 80 H ero of the Korean War 84 T he Vietnam War 90 How the Cold War was fought 96 Operation Desert Storm 6 74 BIRTH OF THE WAR ON TERROR 106 9/11 THE BOMB 110 Afghanistan 114 Iraq 118 O peration Inherent Resolve TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATIONS 122 The Gunfather 128 B-26 Marauder 134 Ultimate Cold War weapons 144 H-47 Chinook 150 A revolution in Vietnam 106 134 26 9/11: America Ultimate Cold War of 1812 under attack War weapons 38 CIVIL WAR 7 BUILDING OF A NATION ★★ ★★ Born out of the empirical ambitions of Great Britain, the United States fought tooth and nail for its independence 10 The American Revolution Disputes over taxes and an emerging national 26 identity erupted in armed conflict between Britain and its North American colonies 18 The Indian Wars Native Americans fought desperately to retain their way of life in the face of encroachment onto their lands by white settlers 26 War of 1812 How plundering, sabotage & atrocities set the war of 1812 alight 32 The Texas Revolution US colonists and Tejanos take up arms against the Mexican Government 34 The Mexican-American War America’s Manifest Destiny is a concept that is taught in schools across the globe, but it wasn’t something that happened easily 38 C ivil War America’s greatest generals clash in the fierce fight for their country’s soul 38 32 8 BUILDING OF A NATION 18 9 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Disputes over the imposition of taxes and an emerging national identity erupted in armed conflict between Britain and its North American colonies 10