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Ŭido haji anŭn kyŏlgwa : Miguk kwa chŏnjaeng 1775-2007 / Kʻenesŭ Heigŏn, Ian Pikʻŏtʻŭn [chiŭm] ; Kim Sŏng-chʻil omgim.

by Hagan, Kenneth J.

Sŏul : Samhwa Books, 2013.

Nation-building -- United States.

Postwar reconstruction.

United States -- Foreign relations.

United States -- Military policy.

9788992490603 (pbk.)

381 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The first major war, 1775-83 -- 2. The second war against Great Britain, 1812-15 -- 3. The war against Mexico, 1846-48 -- 4. The Civil War, 1861-65 -- 5. The war against Spain, 1898 -- 6. The United States in World War I, 1917-18 -- 7. The United States in World War II, 1941-45 -- 8. The war in Korea, 1950-53 -- 9. The war in Vietnam, 1964-75 -- 10. The wars against Iraq, 1991-2007 -- Conclusion -- References -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

In every major foreign war fought by United States in the last century, the repercussions of the American presence have been felt long after the last Marine has left. Kenneth J. Hagan and Ian J. Bickerton argue here that, despite adamant protests from the military and government alike, nation building and occupation are indeed hallmarks--and unintended consequences--of American warmaking. In this timely, groundbreaking study, the authors examine ten major wars fought by the United States, from the Revolutionary War to the ongoing Iraq War, and analyze the conflicts' unintended consequences. These unexpected outcomes, Unintended Consequences persuasively demonstrates, stemmed from ill-informed decisions made at critical junctures and the surprisingly similar crises that emerged at the end of formal fighting. As a result, war did not end with treaties or withdrawn troops. Instead, time after time, the United States became inextricably involved in the issues of the defeated country, committing itself to the chaotic aftermath that often completely subverted the intended purposes of war. Stunningly, Unintended Consequences contends that the vast majority of wars launched by the United States were unnecessary, avoidable, and catastrophically unpredictable. In a stark challenge to accepted scholarship, the authors showthat the wars' unintended consequences far outweighed the initial calculated goals, and thus forced cataclysmic shifts in American domestic and foreign policy. A must-read for anyone concerned with the past, present, or future of American defense, Unintended Consequences offers a provocative perspective on the current predicament in Iraq and the conflicts sure to loom ahead of us.-- From English publisher description.

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