Explores how war has been reported and interpreted by the media in the United States and what effects those reports and interpretations have had on the people at home and on the battlefield.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

VOLUME ONE : Chapter I. North American Colonial Wars and the American Revolution (1775-1783) -- Chapter 2. Wars of the early Republic and the War of 1812 -- Chapter 3. American Indian Wars -- Chapter 4. Mexican-American War -- Chapter 5. American Civil War -- Chapter 6. Spanish-American and Phillippine-American War -- VOLUME TWO : Chapter 7. World War I -- Chapter 8. World War II -- Chapter 9. Korean War -- Chapter 10. Vietnam War -- Chapter 11. Cold War -- Chapter 12. Middle East Wars.