Publisher's Synopsis
From the 1898 Spanish-American War, World War II, Vietnam, Korea and the Gulf War to the current military crusade against ISIS. Discover how the United States became the world's first hegemonic power thanks to the war conflicts that took part in the 20th century. Woodrow Wilson, Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush (son), Barak Obama, Donald Trump... are the main protagonists who have shaped America's history through its international politics. This country's foreign policy has led it to intervene in different conflicts, which throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries have made america the world's first power. Brief history of The wars of America delves the reader into the military clashes that the United States have faced. Through this historical tour the work of Corcoba Fernández and Martínez López will review the different moments and confilcts in which the American power of the last century has been shaped. Brief History of the wars of America is a rigorous synthesis of the different war conflicts in which the United States has been a participant, many of which have had remarkable influence on the future of world history, such as those that occurred during the two World Wars or during the Cold War, and more recently those of the Middle East.
