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The Schlager Anthology of American Wars and Conflicts
A Student's Guide to Essential Primary Sources
Editor-in-chief Tom Lansford
Published by: Schlager Group Inc.
Series: Schlager Anthologies for Students
900 pages, 8.00 x 10.00 in
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A Definitive Reference for Students, Scholars, and Researchers
From colonial battlefields to modern-day conflicts, The Schlager Anthology of American Wars and Conflicts offers an authoritative and comprehensive exploration of the wars that have shaped the United States. This meticulously curated three-volume reference set provides students, educators, and researchers with an unparalleled collection of primary source documents, expert analysis, and historical insights.
Designed for academic, high school, and public libraries, this essential resource covers major and lesser-known conflicts, including the Revolutionary War, Civil War, World Wars I and II, Cold War, and contemporary military engagements such as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Featuring letters, speeches, government documents, and firsthand accounts from key historical figures, each entry is carefully contextualized with scholarly commentary to help readers understand the significance of these pivotal moments in American history.
Whether for classroom study, independent research, or general inquiry, The Schlager Anthology of American Wars and Conflicts is an indispensable tool for those seeking to grasp the complexities of warfare and its lasting impact on the nation.
Key Features:
✅ Comprehensive Coverage: A broad spectrum of American military conflicts, from colonial times to the present
✅ Primary Sources: Authentic documents with expert commentary to enhance historical understanding
✅ Academic Rigor: Perfect for college and high school students, as well as general researchers
✅ Library Essential: A must-have reference for academic, high school, and public libraries
Equip your library with this vital resource and bring history to life with firsthand perspectives on America's wars and conflicts.
Also avaible as part of the Essential Primary Sources collection on the Schlager Digital Library.
Chapter 1: Colonial Wars
- Henry Dering to John Cotton (1692)
- The Province of Massachusetts Bay Requests Aid from Queen Anne (1708)
- Benjamin Franklin: Join, or Die (1754)
- Geroge Washington to Robert Dinwiddie (1755)
- Proclamation of 1763 (1763)
Chapter 2: American Revolution
- Patrick Henry: Virginia Resolves on the Stamp Act (1775)
- Nicholas Cresswell: Journal of a Loyalist in Virginia (1774-1777)
- Anna Young Smith: “An Elegy to the Memory of the American Volunteers” (1775)
- George Washington: Address to the Continental Congress (1775)
- Declaration of Independence (1776)
- Thomas Paine: Common Sense (1776)
- Abigail Adams: “Remember the Ladies” Letter (1776)
- George Washington: Letter to John Hancock (1777)
- Molly Gutridge: “A New Touch on the Times” (1779)
- Eliza Wilkinson: Letters from a Planter’s Daughter (1782)
- George Washington: Farewell Address (1783)
- Boyrereau Brinch: Pension Application (1810)
Chapter 3: War of 1812
- James Madison: War Message to Congress (1812)
- Tecumseh: Speech to Major General Henry Procter at Fort Malden (1813)
- Henry Clay: Speech on the Bill to Raise an Additional Military Force (1813)
- Star Spangled Banner (U.S. National Anthem) (1814)
- Treaty of Ghent (1814)
Chapter 4: Slave Revolts
- Robert Hunter: "Letter to the Lords of Trade on the New York Slave Revolt" (1712)
- James Oglethorpe: “An Account of the Negroe Insurrection in South Carolina” (1739)
- William C.C. Clairborne: "Letter to Thomas Jefferson" (1811)
- Confessions of Nat Turner (1831)
Chapter 5: Native American Conflicts
- Treaty with the Cherokee (First Treaty of Tellico Blockhouse) (1798)
- Little Turtle: Address 1802 (1802)
- Joseph Cramer: Letter to Major Ed Wynkoop about the Sand Creek Massacre (1864)
- Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
- Wounded Knee Massacre: Statements and Eyewitness Accounts (1891)
- Two Moons: A Cheyenne Description of the Battle of the Little Bighorn River (1898)
- Little Bear: Account of the Sand Creek Massacre (1906)
- Nicholas Black Elk: “The Butchering at Wounded Knee” (1932)
Chapter 6: Mexican-American War
- Ephraim Kirby Smith: Letters from the Front in the Mexican War (1845)
- Joint Resolution of Congress for the Annexation of Texas (1845)
- Thomas J. Green: “Reflections upon the … Relations of Texas, Mexico, and the United States” (1845)
- James Polk: Message to Congress on War with Mexico (1846)
- Henry Clay: Speech on the Mexican-American War (1847)
- Richard Doyle: “The Land of Liberty” Cartoon (1847)
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)
- Frederick Douglass: “The War with Mexico” (1848)
- "The Other Side; or, Notes for the History of the War between Mexico and the United States" (1850)
- Ulysses S. Grant: Memoir on the Mexican War (1885)
Chapter 7: Civil War
- Abraham Lincoln: First Inaugural Address (1861)
- Alexander Stephens: Corner Stone Speech (1861)
- Elisha Hunt Rhodes: Civil War Diary of a Union Soldier (1861)
- Frederick Law Olmsted: Journeys and Explorations in the Cotton Kingdom (1861)
- Harriet Jacobs: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861)
- Jefferson Davis: Farewell Address to the U.S. Senate (1861)
- Jefferson Davis: Inaugural Address to the Confederacy (1861)
- Julia Ward Howe: “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” (1861)
- Osborne P. Anderson: A Voice from Harper's Ferry (1861)
- Robert E. Lee: Letter to Custis Lee (1861)
- Sam Houston: Speech on His Refusal to Take the Oath of Loyalty to the Confederacy (1861)
- Wendell Phillips: "Under the Flag" (1861)
- William Henry Seward: Memorandum to President Abraham Lincoln (1861)
- Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
- Frederick Douglass: The Reasons for Our Troubles (1862)
- George Frederick Root: “Battle-Cry of Freedom” (1862)
- Robert E. Lee: Letter to Jefferson Davis (1862) (1862)
- Treaty between United States and Great Britain for the Suppression of the Slave Trade (1862)
- Abraham Lincoln: Letter to James C. Conkling (1863)
- Frances Anne Kemble: Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839 (1863)
- Frederick Douglass: "Men of Color to Arms!" (1863)
- Gettysburg Address (1863)
- Louisa May Alcott: Hospital Sketches (1863)
- Robert E. Lee: Letter to Jefferson Davis (1863)
- U.S. War Department General Order 143 Establishing the Bureau of U.S. Colored Troops (1863)
- An Ordinance Organizing and Establishing Patrols for the Police of Slaves in the Parish of St. Landry (1863)
- James H. Payne: Letter about “Sister Penny” (1864)
- Robert E. Lee: Letter to Jefferson Davis (1864)
- Thomas Morris Chester: Civil War Dispatches (1864)
- Ulysses S. Grant: Letter to William Tecumseh Sherman (1864)
- Arnold Bertonneau, "Every Man Should Stand Equal Before the Law" (1864)
- John Jones: "The Black Laws of Illinois: and a Few Reasons Why They Should Be Repealed" (1864)
- "Powder Monkey by Gun of USS New Hampshire off the Coast of Charleston, South Carolina, Photograph" (1864)
- Abraham Lincoln: Second Inaugural Address (1865)
- Andrew Johnson: First Annual Message to Congress (1865)
- Articles of Agreement Relating to the Surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia (1865)
- Black Code of Mississippi (1865)
- Convention of Colored Men: Address to the Loyal Citizens of the United States and to Congress (1865)
- Robert E. Lee: General Order No. 9 (1865)
- Robert E. Lee: Letter to Andrew Hunter (1865)
- Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1865)
- Ulysses S. Grant: Final Report of Military Operations (1865)
- Walt Whitman: Selections from Drum-Taps (1865)
- William Lloyd Garrison: Valedictory Editorial of the Liberator (1865)
- William T. Sherman: Special Field Order No. 15 (1865)
- Andrew J. Russell: The Ruins of Richmond, Virginia, 1865 Photograph (1865)
- "Guard House and Guard, 107th U.S. Colored Infantry, Fort Corcoran Photograph" (1865)
Chapter 8: Spanish-American War
- William McKinley: Message to Congress about Cuban Intervention (1898)
- John W. Galloway: A Black soldier's letter from the Philippines (1898)
- James W. Poe: "The Slaughter in the Philippines and Its Relation to Massacres of Our People in the South" (1898)
- Victor Gillam: “Remember the Maine! And Don’t Forget the Starving Cubans!” (1898)
- William McKinley: "Benevolent Assimilation" Proclamation (1898)
- Platform of the Anti-Imperialist League (1899)
- Louis Dalrymple: “School Begins” (1899)
- Henry Cabot Lodge: Speech on the Retention of the Philippine Islands (1900)
- Emil Flohri: “And, After All, the Philippines Are Only the Stepping-Stone to China" (1900)
Chapter 9: World War I
- Mary L. Graffam: Letter from Turkey (1915)
- Henry Cabot Lodge: Speech on Mexico (1915)
- Woodrow Wilson: Second Inaugural Address (1917)
- Zimmermann Telegram (1917)
- Woodrow Wilson: Address to Congress Leading to a Declaration of War against Germany (1917)
- Emma Goldman: Speech against Conscription and War (1917)
- Robert La Follette: Speech Opposing War with Germany (1917)
- Henry Cabot Lodge: Speech on President Woodrow Wilson's Plan for a World Peace (1917)
- Espionage Act (1917)
- “Gee! I Wish I Were a Man”: Navy Recruiting Poster (1917)
- 369th Infantry Regiment (15th New York National Guard) Photograph (1917)
- Eugene V. Debs: Antiwar Speech (1918)
- Theodore Roosevelt: Speech to the New York Republican State Convention (1918)
- Robert R. Moton: "The American Negro and the World War" (1918)
- Sedition Act (1918)
- Woodrow Wilson: Fourteen Points (1918)
- Covenant of the League of Nations (1919)
- Treaty of Versailles (1919)
- W.E.B. Du Bois: "Returning Soldiers" (1919)
- Henry Cabot Lodge: Speech Opposing the League of Nations (1919)
- The Colored Americans in France (1919)
Chapter 10: World War II
- Neutrality Act (1939)
- George Marshall: Speech to the American Historical Association on the National Organization for War (1939)
- Walter Reuther: "500 Planes a Day" Speech" (1940)
- Draft Proposals for Peace between the Governments of Japan and the United States (1941)
- Harold Ickes: I Am an American Day Speech (1941)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt: Four Freedoms Message to Congress (1941)
- "Kultur-terror” Pro-German, Anti-American Propaganda Poster" (1941)
- Lend-Lease Act (1941)
- Executive Order 8802: Banning Discrimination in Government and Defense Industries (1941)
- Japan's Fourteen-part Message (1941)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt: "Pearl Harbor" Speech" (1941)
- Order for Internment of Japanese Americans in San Francisco (1942)
- Final Report: Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast (1942)
- George Marshall: Speech to the Graduating Class of the U.S. Military Academy (1942)
- Executive Order 9066: Internment of Japanese Americans (1942)
- Bayard Rustin: "The Negro and Nonviolence" (1942)
- “We Can Do It!” Rosie the Riveter Poster (1942)
- U.S. War Department Pamphlet on Censorship (1943)
- National War Labor Board: Case No. 771—Southport Petroleum Company (Texas City, Texas) and Oil Workers’ International Union" (1943)
- U.S. Army Air Force: “B-17F Formation over Schweinfurt, Germany, August 17, 1943” Photograph" (1943)
- Ansel Adams: “Manzanar Relocation Center from Tower” Photograph (1943)
- Navajo Code Talkers Photograph (1943)
- Alfred T. Palmer: “Detroit Arsenal Tank Manufacture (Chrysler)” Photograph (1944)
- Korematsu v. United States (1944)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower: Order of the Day (1944)
- GI Bill (1944)
- John W. Pehle and John J. McCloy: Debate about the Bombing of Auschwitz (1944)
- U.S. Department of Defense: Combat Interview of D-day Survivors from the 116th Infantry Regiment (1944)
- Iwo Jima Flag Raising Photo (1945)
- Emperor Hirohito: Imperial Rescript on Surrender of Japan (1945)
- Douglas MacArthur: Radio Broadcast after the Surrender of Japan (1945)
- Harry S. Truman: Statement Announcing the Use of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima (1945)
- J. Robert Oppenheimer: Memorandum on the Radiological Dangers of a Nuclear Detonation (1945)
- Declaration Regarding the Defeat of Germany (1945)
- Yalta Conference Joint Statement (1945)
- Potsdam Conference Protocols (1945)
- U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey Summary Report (1946)
- J. Robert Oppenheimer: Report on the International Control of Atomic Energy (1946)
- Robert H. Jackson: Closing Statement before the International Military Tribunal Nuremberg Germany (1946)
Chapter 11: Cold War
- Winston Churchill: Iron Curtain Speech (1946)
- George F. Kennan: “Long Telegram” (1946)
- George Marshall: The Mediator’s View of the Situation in China (1947)
- J. Edgar Hoover: Testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee (1947)
- George Marshall: Marshall Plan Speech (1947)
- Harry S. Truman: Truman Doctrine (1947)
- George F. Kennan: "PPS/23: Review of Current Trends in U.S. Foreign Policy" (1948)
- Executive Order 9981 (Desegregation of the Military) (1948)
- North Atlantic Treaty (1949)
- Harry S. Truman: Inaugural Address (1949)
- Joseph McCarthy: "Enemies from Within" Speech" (1950)
- J. Edgar Hoover: Letter to Harry Truman's Special Consultant Sidney Souers (1950)
- Joseph McCarthy: Telegram to President Harry S. Truman (1950)
- Joseph McCarthy: Letter to President Dwight Eisenhower (1953)
- George Marshall: Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech (1953)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower: First Inaugural Address (1953)
- John Foster Dulles: Radio and Television Address on Communism in Guatemala (1954)
- Warsaw Security Pact (1955)
- Allen Dulles: Television Interview on the Soviets' Intentions (1956)
- Paul Robeson: Testimony Before HUAC (1956)
- John Foster Dulles: Address on U.S. Policy toward Communist China (1957)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower: Second Inaugural Address (1957)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower: Eisenhower Doctrine (1957)
- John Foster Dulles: News Conference on U.S. Relations with Latin American Nations (1958)
- Richard M. Nixon: “Kitchen” Debate with Nikita Khrushchev (1959)
- Allen Dulles: Address on the Soviet Military Threat (1959)
- Walter Reuther: Address before the Berlin Freedom Rally (1959)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower: Farewell Address (1961)
- John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address (1961)
- Tom Hayden: "The Port Huron Statement of the Students for a Democratic Society" (1962)
- John F. Kennedy: Report to the American People on the Soviet Arms Buildup in Cuba (1962)
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Speech to Congress on Assuming the Presidency (1963)
- Shanghai Communique (1972)
- Biological Weapons Convention (1972)
- Helsinki Final Act (1975)
- Ronald Reagan: "Evil Empire" Speech (1983)
- Ronald Reagan: Address to the Nation on United States Policy in Central America (1984)
- Ronald Reagan: Remarks on East-West Relations at the Brandenburg Gate (1987)
- "Berlin Wall Teardown, Germany 1989, Photograph" (1989)
- George H. W. Bush: Address to the Nation on the Commonwealth of Independent States (1991)
Chapter 12: Korean-American War
- UN Security Council Resolution on Hostilities in Korea (1950)
- David Douglas Duncan: Photo: Captain Francis "Ike" Fenton (1950)
- Harry S. Truman: Report to the American People on Korea (1951)
- Thurgood Marshall: Draft of Report on Korea (1951)
- Harry S. Truman: Statement and Order by the President on Relieving General MacArthur" (1951)
- Korean War Armistice (1953)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower: Address Announcing the Signing of the Korean Armistice (1953)
Chapter 13: Vietnam War
- John McNaughton: Plan of Action for South Vietnam (1964)
- U.S. Department of Defense Rules of Engagement (1964)
- Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964)
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Remarks on the Gulf of Tonkin Incident (1964)
- J. Edgar Hoover: Memo on the Leak of Vietnam War Information (1965)
- Bond v. Floyd (1966)
- Martin Luther King Jr.: "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence (1967)
- My Lai Massacre Witness Statements and Testimony (1968)
- Tinker v. Des Moines School District (1969)
- Richard M. Nixon: “Silent Majority” Speech (1969)
- Richard M. Nixon: Address to the Nation on the Situation in Southeast Asia (1970)
- Mexican American Marines in Vietnam (1970)
- John Kerry: Testimony of the Vietnam Veterans against the War (1971)
- Clay v. United States (1971)
- Vietnam War Destruction Photograph (1971)
- Paris Peace Accords (1973)
- Herbert Block: “National Security Blanket” Cartoon (1973)
Chapter 14: Post Cold War Conflicts
- George H. W. Bush: Address to the Nation on Panama (1989)
- Memorandum on the Arrest of General Manuel Noreiga (1989)
- UN Resolution 687 (1991)
- George H. W. Bush: Address to the Nation Announcing Operation Desert Storm (1991)
- Bernie Sanders: Speech on the Persian Gulf War (1991)
- Kuwait Burn Oilfield (1991)
- William J. Clinton: Address to the Nation on Somalia (1993)
- John D Gresham: Michael J. Durant Interview (2010)
Chapter 15: Iraq-Afghanistan
- George W. Bush: Address to the Nation on September 11, 2001 (2001)
- Authorization for the Use of Military Force (2001)
- George W. Bush: Second State of the Union Address (2002)
- Bybee Torture Memo (2002)
- Colin Powell: Remarks to the United Nations Security Council (2003)
- George W. Bush: Address to the Nation on Military Operations in Iraq (2003)
- George W. Bush “Mission Accomplished” Photograph (2003)
- Robert C. Byrd: "The Emperor Has No Clothes" Speech (2003)
- Taguba Report (2004)
- Condoleezza Rice: "International Support for Iraqi Democracy" (2005)
- Iraq Study Group Report (2006)
- Report on the Death of Pat Tillman (2008)
- Barack Obama: Cairo Speech and U.S.-Muslim Relations (2009)
- Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan (U.S.-Taliban Agreement) (2020)
- Photo: U.S. Withdrawal from Kabul (2021)
Tom Lansford is the Academic Dean, Gulf Coast, at the University of Southern Mississippi and a Professor of Political Science. Dr. Lansford is the author, coauthor, editor, or coeditor of more than 40 books and the author of more than 100 essays, book chapters, and reviews. His books include, most recently, A Bitter Harvest: U.S. Foreign Policy and Afghanistan (2003), Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy since the Cold War (2007), and 9/11 and the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq: A Chronology and Reference Guide (2011). His more recent edited collections include America’s War on Terror (2003; second edition 2009), Judging Bush (2009), and The Obama Presidency: A Preliminary Assessment (2012).