Warfare and defence

The 1640s were one of the most exciting and bloody decades in British and Irish history.

The true nature of Mussolini's foreign policy during the late interwar period has been the subject of considerable controversy.

In this up-to-date account of European warfare since 1815, important treatments of major conflicts - especially World Wars I and II - are combined with insightful analyses of military developments and of their wider political and social contexts.

Der Autor zeigt mit der Rechtsgeschichte der Reichswehr 1918–1933 das Spannungsverhältnis auf, in dem die Weimarer Republik zum Militär als Ganzem wie auch dem einzelnen Soldaten stand.

On April 12, 1945, a fleet of American B-29 bombers flew toward Japan.

This book recalls 50 of the greatest naval battles to have been fought since medieval times, examining why they took place, who was in command and what impact they had on both the victors and the losers.

The war is a war of machines; it will be won on the assembly line.

Charts the British government's changing perception of the utility of naval control of trade between 1854 and the late 1960sThis collection of departmental files and treaties reviews the changing perceptions in the British government of the utility of naval control of trade over the period from the outbreak of the Russian or 'Crimean' war in 1854 to the United Nations mandated Beira patrol, established in 1966 to stop the flow of oil to Southern Rhodesia.

Charts the British government's changing perception of the utility of naval control of trade between 1854 and the late 1960sThis collection of departmental files and treaties reviews the changing perceptions in the British government of the utility of naval control of trade over the period from the outbreak of the Russian or 'Crimean' war in 1854 to the United Nations mandated Beira patrol, established in 1966 to stop the flow of oil to Southern Rhodesia.

This almanac compiles the most historically significant events in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1800-2020, containing vignettes of more than 700 events organized per month and specific calendar day, with a foreword from Admiral James Stavridis.

The greatly expanded and enhanced 2nd edition of A World History of War Crimes provides an authoritative and accessible introduction to the global history of war crimes and the laws of war.

A major re-examination of Habsburg decision-making from 1912 to July 1914, the study argues that Austria-Hungary and not Germany made the crucial decisions for war in the summer of 1914.

This comprehensive survey of the military orders is based on a wide range of primary sources.

In this radical reassessment, Jeremy Black challenges many of the established assumptions about the so-called Military Revolution of 1560- 1660.

This multifaceted reference work surveys the history, development, leadership, and priorities of Black Lives Matter (BLM), including the group's efforts to raise public awareness of police violence in communities of color.

""The art of command is…to be the complete master, and yet the complete friend of every man on board; the temporal lord and yet the spiritual brother of every rating; to be detached and yet not dissociated.

This is the first general selection from the substantial body of surviving documents about Elizabeth's navy.

Following the end of the First World War the Mediterranean Fleet found itself heavily involved in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Sea of Marmora, the Black Sea and to a lesser extent, the Adriatic.

Highlights the severity of the Civil War''s psychological aftereffects for veterans of the Union army.

Provides detailed assessments of law applicable to the most difficult problems encountered during modern armed conflicts and coalitions.

An original theory and set of essays on negotiating transitional justice, drawing on the authors'' first-hand experience of Colombia''s peace talks.

The Long Search for Peace recounts Australian peacekeeping missions that began between 1947 and 1982 and follows them to 2006.

A rigourous analysis of context in transitional justice, examining the successes and failures of truth and reconciliation commissions in post-conflict settings.

An original theory and set of essays on negotiating transitional justice, drawing on the authors'' first-hand experience of Colombia''s peace talks.

A rigourous analysis of context in transitional justice, examining the successes and failures of truth and reconciliation commissions in post-conflict settings.

The book explores the concept of complex victimhood through stories of women who were abducted by the Lord''s Resistance Army.

The book explores the concept of complex victimhood through stories of women who were abducted by the Lord''s Resistance Army.

The new edition of The Cambridge History of Warfare offers an updated comprehensive account of Western warfare.

The new edition of The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare offers an updated comprehensive account of Western warfare.

The new edition of The Cambridge History of Warfare offers an updated comprehensive account of Western warfare.

The new edition of The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare offers an updated comprehensive account of Western warfare.

This book traces the Vietnamese communist worldview throughout their revolution, and offers a new explanation for the tragedy of Vietnam.

This book reveals how ideas of comradeship shaped the actions and mindsets of ordinary German soldiers across the twentieth century.

This book examines how exclusion from cyberspace is possible and explores ways that states can respond to this threat.

A comprehensive new history of the shaping and performance of the British army during the First World War.

A comprehensive new history of the shaping and performance of the British army during the First World War.

Are nuclear weapons useful for coercive diplomacy?

This study of Russian mobilization in the Great War explores how the war shaped national identity and conceptions of citizenship.

What motivates going to war?

Are nuclear weapons useful for coercive diplomacy?

This study of Russian mobilization in the Great War explores how the war shaped national identity and conceptions of citizenship.

This book provides a thought-provoking exploration into the diagnosis of shell-shock and medical culture in First World War Britain.

This book sets out the legal issues surrounding privatized peacekeepers, and asks the essential questions for the debate going forward.

This book explains why the United States'' local allies are often as much of an obstacle to success in counterinsurgency as the insurgents themselves.

This book explains why the United States'' local allies are often as much of an obstacle to success in counterinsurgency as the insurgents themselves.

Barkawi re-imagines the study of war with imperial and multinational armies that fought in Asia in the Second World War.

Argues that states'' attachment to the strategy of deterrence can increase the chances of violence rather than avoid it.

Argues that states'' attachment to the strategy of deterrence can increase the chances of violence rather than avoid it.

Explains the motivation of ordinary soldiers to enlist, serve and fight in the armies of eighteenth-century Europe.

Explains the motivation of ordinary soldiers to enlist, serve and fight in the armies of eighteenth-century Europe.