For the Common Defense, 3rd Edition

A Military History of the United States from 1607 to 2012

By: Allan R. Millett, Peter Maslowski, William B. Feis

Narrated by: John Pruden

Called "the preeminent survey of American military history" by Russell F. Weigley, America's foremost military historian, For the Common Defense is an essential contribution to the field of military history.

This carefully researched third edition provides the most complete and current history of United States defense policy and military institutions and the conduct of America's wars. Without diminishing the value of its earlier editions, authors Allan R. Millett, Peter Maslowski, and William B. Feis provide a fresh perspective on the continuing issues that characterize national security policy.

For the Common Defense examines the nation's pluralistic military institutions in both peace and war, the tangled civil-military relations that created the country's commitment to civilian control of the military, the armed forces' increasing nationalization and professionalization, and America's growing reliance on sophisticated technologies spawned by the Industrial Revolution and the Computer and Information Ages.

This edition is also a timely reminder that vigilance is indeed the price of liberty, but that vigilance has always been - and continues to be - a costly, complex, and contentious undertaking in a world that continually tests America's willingness and ability to provide for the common defense.

©2014 Free Press (P)2018 Tantor

A fantastic Military Textbo

I used this in a military history class in College. This updated version is far better in all regards.

Comprehensive but with Distracting Pronunciation

Mr. Pruden's performance would've benefited from learning to better pronounce unfamiliar names and locations beforehand.

The chapters in the book are badly labled

The chapters in the audiobook don't line up with the chapters in the physical book. I'm reading this book for class and this caused a great deal of confusion. The chapters in the audiobook are segments of the actual books chapters, but this is unclear to the casual eye, and took some testing to actually figure out where I was in the physical book compared with the audiobook

An Excellent Perspective

The book provides a comprehensive and interesting exploration of the complex relationship between the government and armed forces of the United States.

For me, It's a supplemental textbook...

I'm reading this for Military History 1 for my online bachelor's program. The book covers so much, but so far, so good. I have a physical copy and so this audible version is supplemental to the printed version. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to put their loved ones to sleep on a long road trip for its' 33-hour length.