Wars, weapons, and warriors; history, hymns, and traditions; pivotal moments, technological advancements, and people for each of the six branches of the United States military are covered in The Handy Armed Forces Answer Book: Your Guide to the Whats and Whys of the U.S. Military.

Table of Contents

• Photo Sources
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• U.S. Armed Forces Basics
• Army
• The Revolutionary War
• West Point
• The U.S. Civil War
• World War I
• World War II
• The War in Korea
• Vietnam
• Desert Storm, Iraq, Mogadishu
• Navy
• The Revolutionary War
• The Quasi-War
• Barbary War
• The Naval Academy
• The Civil War
• Turn of the Twentieth Century
• World War I
• World War II
• Vietnam
• Naval Aircraft
• Submarines
• The Future of the Navy
• Marine Corps
• Marine Basics
• Establishment of the Marine Corps
• War of 1812
• The Mexican–American, Civil, and Spanish–American Wars
• World War I
• World War II
• Korea
• Vietnam
• Lebanon
• Grenada
• Desert Shield and Desert Storm
• Coast Guard
• Origins of the Coast Guard
• World War I
• World War II and Korea
• The Greatest Rescue of All Time
• Vietnam
• The Coast Guard in the Twenty-First Century
• Air Force
• Early History
• U.S. Army Air Corps and World War II
• The Air Force after World War II
• The Cold War
• The Age of Jet Planes
• Korea
• Vietnam
• The Air Force after Vietnam
• Air Force One
• Drones and Other Modern Aircraft
• Space Force
• Early Space Defenses
• Establishment of the Space Force
• NORAD
• Special Operations Forces
• The Rangers
• Marine Raiders
• Marine Force Recon
• Army Special Forces
• Delta Force
• Navy SEALs
• Night Stalkers
• The Future of the U.S. Military
• Further Reading