Contains over 2,500 annotated news reports, including magazine and newspaper articles and radio and television transcripts, written by journalists involved with American conflicts throughout history, from the French and Indian War to the War on Terror, and includes introductory comments, drawings, photographs, and a comprehensive index.

Vol. 1. The French and Indian War & the Revolutionary War -- v. 2. The War of 1812 & the Mexican-American War -- v. 3. The Civil War, North and South -- v. 4. The Indian Wars & the Spanish-American War -- v. 5. World War I & World War II, the European Theater -- v. 6. World War II, the Asian Theater & the Korean War -- v. 7. The Vietnam War & post-Vietnam conflicts -- v. 8. The Iraq Wars and the War on Terror & index.