Donald Fies

American Military History: the Costs of American Wars in Lives and Dollars from April 19, 1775 Through December 31, 2005 Donald Fies

This booklet displays the casualties and financial costs for military engagements fought by The USA, including the numbers of American military personnel killed-in-action, other war-related deaths, wounded-in-action, prisoners of war, and missing in action. There is a schedule showing the territorial build-up of the USA and the financial cost of those several land masses, schedules showing deaths, wounded, and monetary costs for every war, a schedule for each war listing the USA casualties for each major battle or campaign, and a schedule showing the comparative war deaths among the civilian and military populations by nation for both world wars. Annual battle deaths are shown for each of the past 230 years compared to the populations. Financial costs are shown for each war in "at-time" dollars and in current dollars; and direct dollar costs are shown for each of the past 230 years compared to total federal government spending. Financial costs are also shown for each of the forty-three presidential terms in at-time dollars and in current dollars.