Military history

The Greek hoplite and the phalanx formation in which he fought have been the subject of considerable academic debate over the past century.

Explores the daring World War II naval raids using midget submarines, featuring firsthand accounts and submarine recoveries.

Explores the daring World War II naval raids using midget submarines, featuring firsthand accounts and submarine recoveries.

The acclaimed chronicler of RAF history has compiled ninety-one obituaries of outstanding aviators covering the period from 2007 to the end of 2017.

"e;The author delivers in fine detail, supported by excellent appendices and notes, the role of officers and men in the defense of the Dardanelles.

Airpower in the War against ISIS chronicles the planning and conduct of Operation Inherent Resolve by U.

This volume is designed to be an in-depth and nuanced philosophical treatment of the virtue of obedience in the context of the professional military and the broader civilian political community, including the general citizenry.

As World War Two drew to a close, jet-powered aircraft were beginning to be introduced into service.

A military history of US aircraft carriers and their service, from World War I to Desert Storm and the conflicts in the Middle East.

Airpower in the War against ISIS chronicles the planning and conduct of Operation Inherent Resolve by U.

This volume is designed to be an in-depth and nuanced philosophical treatment of the virtue of obedience in the context of the professional military and the broader civilian political community, including the general citizenry.

The Battle of the Bulge took the Allied armies by surprise in 1944.

The Battle of the Bulge took the Allied armies by surprise in 1944.

75 Jahre nach dem Nürnberger Hauptkriegsverbrecherprozess ist die Strafverfolgung der nationalsozialistischen Systemverbrechen faktisch abgeschlossen.

75 Jahre nach dem Nürnberger Hauptkriegsverbrecherprozess ist die Strafverfolgung der nationalsozialistischen Systemverbrechen faktisch abgeschlossen.

This award-winning Civil War history examines Robert E.

From the moment that Prussia entered the world of the crusade movement and the zone of Western European external expansion in the thirteenth century, and was quickly dominated by the Teutonic Order, the new Prussian land created by the Order became a transitional area and a frontier country.

Compares Nazi trials in East and West Germany from 1945–1950 to challenge assumptions about the political outcomes of prosecuting mass atrocities.

This novel intertwines several untold stories.

Understanding the context of terrorism requires a trek through history, in this case the history of terrorist activity in the United States since the Civil War.

Explains the extent, necessity and importance of black-market activity in France during the Second World War.

This highly original work redefines the place of war and empire-building in the making of early modern Venice.

A new narrative history of the east Roman field armies based on all the available sources.

This cultural history of the Japanese home front during the Asia-Pacific War challenges ideas of the period as one of deprivation and repression.

Offers an unprecedentedly rich portrait of the vibrant intellectual and intercultural exchanges sparked by the Crusades in thirteenth-century Acre.

The British Army''s devastating effectiveness against colonial rebellion is exposed in this military history of Britain''s pacification of the Arab revolt in Palestine.

Recreates the harsh mountain warfare during the Wehrmacht''s and Red Army''s clash on the highest battlefield of World War Two.

A transnational history of how Indigenous peoples mobilised en masse to support the war effort on the battlefields and the home fronts.

The legacies service in the First World War had on women''s lives and the privileges it afforded some of them.

The lives of ordinary German soldiers offer new insights into the occupation of France, the history of Nazism and the Second World War.

Challenges the persistent orthodoxies of the Tokyo tribunal and provides a new framework for evaluating the trial, revealing its importance to international jurisprudence.

North and South Vietnamese youths had very different experiences growing up during the Vietnamese War.

This business history elucidates the international history of the interwar period by putting the armaments sector front and center.

Paying for Hitler''s War is a comparative economic study of twelve Nazi-occupied countries during World War II.

The story of the Dubliners who served in the British military and in republican forces during the First World War and the Irish Revolution.

Argues that Qing China was not just a continental empire, but a maritime power protecting its interests at sea.

Sheds new light on the presence and impact of Continental European literary traditions in post-Napoleonic Britain.

This study of military routines is vital for understanding why soldiers from Western democracies participating in multinational missions vary in their use of force.

Explores the ways poets address the difficult question of how to remember, and commemorate, those killed in the First World War and beyond.

This innovative book reveals children''s experiences and how they became victims and actors during the twentieth century''s biggest conflicts.

Understanding the context of terrorism requires a trek through history, in this case the history of terrorist activity in the United States since the Civil War.

Demonstrates the crucial role that the Constitution played in the coming of the Civil War.

Why are civilian populations targeted in modern wars despite laws and ethical claims insisting on civilian protections?

A compelling and revisionist account of Florence''s economic, literary and social history in the immediate aftermath of the Black Death.

Examines the environmental and technological complexity of South Carolina inland rice plantations from 1670 to 1860.

Studies all four branches of the Athenian armed forces to show how they helped make democratic Athens a superpower.

The fortlet, a previously overlooked military installation type, reveals how Rome built, secured, and lost its Empire.