Warfare and History
About the Book Series
This new series of single-authored books on war, warfare and society marks a major new publishing initiative in military history for undergraduate students. Covering the whole span of history, the series seeks to encourage works on the impact of war and the preparations for war on social, economic and political developments. The books will eschew the 'battles and generals' approach, and seek to place militarism in context.
Mughal Warfare: Indian Frontiers and Highroads to Empire 1500–1700
1st Edition
By J.J.L. Gommans
October 18, 2002
Mughal Warfare offers a much-needed new survey of the military history of Mughal India during the age of imperial splendour from 1500 to 1700. Jos Gommans looks at warfare as an integrated aspect of pre-colonial Indian society.Based on a vast range of primary sources from Europe and India, this ...
Warfare and Society in Imperial Rome, C. 31 BC-AD 280
1st Edition
By Brian Campbell
September 13, 2002
This well-documented study of the Roman army provides a crucial aid to understanding the Roman Empire in economic, social and political terms. Employing numerous examples, Brian Campbell explores the development of the Roman army and the expansion of the Roman Empire from 31 BC-280 AD.When Augustus...
European Warfare, 1494-1660
1st Edition
By Professor Jeremy Black
August 30, 2002
The onset of the Italian Wars in 1494, subsequently seen as the onset of 'modern warfare', provides the starting point for this impressive survey of European Warfare in early modern Europe. Huge developments in the logistics of war combined with exploration and expansion meant interaction with ...
The Irish and British Wars, 1637-1654: Triumph, Tragedy, and Failure
1st Edition
By James Scott Wheeler
August 02, 2002
With numerous maps and illustrations, James Scott Wheeler connects the strategic and tactical levels of war with political actions and reactions, and discusses how Britain and Ireland became battlegrounds in the 'war of three kingdoms'. The various stages of this period of turmoil are clearly ...
Medieval Naval Warfare 1000-1500
1st Edition
By Susan Rose
December 29, 2001
How were medieval navies organised, and how did powerful rulers use them? Medieval Naval Warfare, 1000-1500 provides a wealth of information about the strategy and tactics of these early fleets and the extent to which the possibilities of sea power were understood and exploited. This fascinating ...
War and the State in Early Modern Europe: Spain, the Dutch Republic and Sweden as Fiscal-Military States
1st Edition
By Jan Glete
December 27, 2001
The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw many ambitious European rulers develop permanent armies and navies. War and the State in Early Modern Europe examines this military change as a central part of the political, social and economic transformation of early modern Europe.This important study ...
Medieval Chinese Warfare 300-900
1st Edition
By David Graff
December 14, 2001
Shortly after 300 AD, barbarian invaders from Inner Asia toppled China's Western Jin dynasty, leaving the country divided and at war for several centuries. Despite this, the empire gradually formed a unified imperial order. Medieval Chinese Warfare, 300-900 explores the military strategies, ...
Modern Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies: Guerrillas and their Opponents since 1750
1st Edition
By Ian F. Beckett
August 24, 2001
Modern Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies explores how unconventional warfare tactics have opposed past and present governments all over the world, from eighteenth-century guerrilla warfare to the urban terrorism of today. Insurgency remains one of the most prevalent forms of conflict and ...
The Armies of the Caliphs: Military and Society in the Early Islamic State
1st Edition
By Hugh Kennedy
August 24, 2001
The Armies of the Caliphs is the first major study of the relationship between army and society in the early Islamic period, and reveals the pivotal role of the military in politics. Through a thorough examination of recruitment, payment, weaponry and fortifications in the armies, The Armies ...
English Warfare, 1511-1642
1st Edition
By Mark Charles Fissell
July 03, 2001
English Warfare 1511-1642 chronicles and analyses military operations from the reign of Henry VIII to the outbreak of the Civil War. The Tudor and Stuart periods laid the foundations of modern English military power. Henry VIII's expeditions, the Elizabethan contest with Catholic Europe, and the ...
Modern Chinese Warfare, 1795-1989
1st Edition
By Bruce A. Elleman
March 27, 2001
Why did the Chinese empire collapse and why did it take so long for a new government to reunite China? Modern Chinese Warfare, 1795-1989 seeks to answer these questions by exploring the most important domestic and international conflicts over the past two hundred years, from the last half of the ...
Naval Warfare, 1815-1914
1st Edition
By Lawrence Sondhaus
January 22, 2001
This book looks at the transition of wooden sailing fleets to the modern steel navy. It details the technological breakthroughs that brought about this change - steampower, armour, artillery and torpedoes, and looks at their affect on naval strategy and tactics.Part of the ever-growing and ...