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Don't Tread on Me: A 400-Year History of America at War, from Indian Fighting to Terrorist Hunting
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Don't Tread on Me: A 400-Year History of America at War, from Indian Fighting to Terrorist Hunting |
Author: H.W. Crocker III
Published: 2006-09-05 |
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 Enemies think twice -- then think again
"Don't Tread On Me," by H.W. Crocker, III, is the sort of history book that will never find its way into 99 percent of America's universities because it starts with two strikes against it. First, it is book about military history. And second, and most importantly, it makes no apologies for American martial success.
Covering the Colonial times to the present, Mr. Crocker paints a picture of Americans with an innate "Scotch-Irish" tendency to love a good fight for the sake of loving a good fight (although I always thought "Scotch" was a drink and "Scots" were an ethnic group). What clearly emerges from the pages of "Don't Tread On Me" is that, while Americans love peace, they're ruthlessly efficient in war and are not to be trifled with lightly.
I recommend "Don't Tread On Me" as a starter history book for any relative or friend who may have been displaying an interest in history - or in volunteering for the U.S. Armed Forces.
Reviewer: Chuck DeVore is a California State Assemblyman, he served as a Special Assistant for Foreign Affairs in the Department of Defense from 1986 to 1988, retired from the Army National Guard as a lieutenant colonel, and is the co-author of "China Attacks."
 More of the same
While Don't Tread On Me by H.W. Crocker is certainly a concise summary of American Military History, it is nothing new or noteworthy. Instead of giving a different perspective or providing recent discoveries vis-Ã -vis Keegan's New Military History treatment, Crocker stumbles down the same old top down approach. Little is discussed on the experience of soldiers and no new evidence or conclusions are revealed. Crocker's pedantic analysis serves only to sum up major events and rehash ancient and sometimes forgone arguments. Crocker fails to adequately present the formation or even the ethos of the American way of war. If you are writing a history of America at war you should at least explain the basis tenants of American military doctrine and how it evolved. Furthermore nothing serves to fuse America's various wars together. Instead, they are presented as just a series of events with major characters and battles included. The most disappointing component, however, is Crocker's blatant and embarrassing disregard of factual analysis of the Iraq War. Instead of dispassionately evaluating the Iraq conflict with both its successes and failures, Crocker takes a position straight out of the Bush administration's talking points. His vulgar disparagement of the Clinton administration was both bewildering and unnecessary. Even though Crocker clearly summarizes America's various wars, his hackneyed approach and political bias make this book a miserable disappointment.
Every American should read this!
If you have never served in the military READ THIS BOOK. It will truly give you a sincere appreciation for all of our veterans past and present. If you are a veteran or military member it is a must read for PME. This is the reason that we are the strongest country on the globe. It is not economic or political influence. It is not Planes, Tanks, and Ships. It is the American military member. God bless all of our veterans!
DZ
 war history
if you had to pick one book, conservatively written (i.e. right wing) that was both a review of early American history and a history of our military fighting from infancy to today this is the book.
by the time I got to the end of the book i was ready to reenlist, 'semper fi'
A refreshingly different take on History.
I was helping a friend's kid with preparing a school assignment. It was about the Aztecs, the teacher rejected the paper because it contained a few references to human sacrifice. The prescribed school history book only tells about a great and noble civilization destroyed by greedy, fanatic and intolerant Europeans. Not one word of the Tlaxcalans role in the downfall of the Aztecs or of the unsavory side of Aztec culture, like human sacrifice.
History is the story of man, hence it will contain the moments of great glory where the brilliance and ingenuity of man shines and other times when the depraved side of man comes through. There is no country of culture or civilization which does not have its uplifting moments or its depressing failures. Re-telling history to suit a political agenda is a great de-service to mankind, because it does not let one learn from history.
This book is very interesting because the author chose not to go through the politically correct route. He tries to tell history as it actually happened. This book is refreshingly different from most other books because of this. While the author for most part has done a very good job, there are times when his pro-southern, ultra right bias does come through; like for example, his justifying the South's cause.
Any history buff reading this book will probably learn something new. While I think the author has done an honest job, researching and presenting his facts, I do disagree with the author on a few of his interpretation of history. But then, this is how history is to be told; Give the honest facts...both the good and the bad, and let the next generation make up their minds about the deeds of their ancestors.
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