Includes the number of personnel serving in historical wars the U.S. has been involved in, it also has casualty information for historical wars. It provides tables, compiled by sources at the Department of
Defense (DOD), indicating the number of casualties among American military personnel serving in principal wars and combat actions.
Wars covered include the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam Conflict, and the Persian Gulf War. Military operations
covered include the Iranian Hostage Rescue Mission, Lebanon Peacekeeping, Urgent Fury in Grenada, Just Cause in Panama, Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Restore Hope in Somalia, Uphold Democracy in Haiti, and the ongoing Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).
Congressional Research Service.
Quarterly from 1997; historical from 1950. (Source: Department of Defense, Statistical Analysis Division.)
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