There are entries on relevant acts of Congress and on diplomatic policies such as the Monroe Doctrine and the Marshall Plan; on peace and antiwar movements; on war in film, literature, music, and photography; and on war viewed through the disciplinary lenses of anthropology, economics, gender studies, and psychology. The result is the widest ranging account compiled in one volume of war, peace, and the U.S. military.

Maps: Revolutionary War - Civil War - World War II: Europe and North Africa - World War II: the Pacific -- Vietnam War -- Tables: US Military Service and Casualties in Major Wars and Conflicts, 1775-1991 - US Armed Forces Rank and Insignia.