{"product_id":"1914-donald-parks-9781095701348","title":"1914: American Military Operations Overseas","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmerican operations that fateful year featured sailors fighting as infantry, the Army's fleet, and the first American use of airplanes in combat. They hurried the Army's completion of the Panama Canal. American sailors and marines won 55 Medals of Honor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow active U.S. military deployments in four foreign conflicts, as the United States remained formally neutral in all of them.\u003c\/p\u003e-\u003cp\u003eCivil war in Mexico\u003c\/p\u003e-\u003cp\u003eCivil war in Haiti\u003c\/p\u003e-\u003cp\u003eCivil war in the Dominican Republic\u003c\/p\u003e-\u003cp\u003eWorld War I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of the operations have never previously been described in print. This book uses newspaper articles, ships' logs, and routine reports to narrate them in fine detail. It brings them together chronologically and sets them in the context of American diplomatic policy and defense strategy. The text is supported by extensive endnotes and numerous order of battle tables, mostly compiled by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald Parks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1095701347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781095701348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.27d","brand":"Donald Parks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48087588602111,"sku":"9781095701348","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e336ab4-3a63-4c65-a907-af112bfc06ac.jpg?v=1769100644","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/1914-donald-parks-9781095701348","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}