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.
Frontiersmen: Warfare In Africa Since 1950
1st Edition
By Anthony Clayton
December 01, 1998
Since 1950, there has been almost continuous military unrest in Africa. This study offers an overview of warfare in this period, examining a military tradition that ranges from the highly sophisticated electronic, air and armour fighting between South Africa and Angola-Cuban forces, to the spears ...
Vietnam
1st Edition
By Spencer C. Tucker
November 27, 1998
A comprehensive overview of warfare in Vietnamese history from the early efforts to free themselves from Chinese control, through the Indo-China and Vietnam Wars, the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia, up to the Sino-Vietnamese War in 1979. Concentrating on the Vietnam War, the author explores the ...
Ottoman Warfare, 1500-1700
1st Edition
By Rhoads Murphey
November 17, 1998
A study of the Ottoman military machine and its successes in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East in a period when they were feared by western European states and the focus of much military concern. The book is intended for undergraduate courses in early modern history, Ottoman history, history...
European and Native American Warfare 1675-1815
1st Edition
By Armstrong Starkey
October 06, 1998
Re-examines the European invasion of North America in the 17th- and 18th- centuries. Challenging the historical tradition that has denigrated Indians as "savages" and celebrated the triumph of European "civilization", the author of this text presents military history as only one dimension of a more...
Wars Of Imperial Conquest In Africa, 1830-1914
1st Edition
By Bruce Vandervort
June 04, 1998
This work investigates the social, economic and political impact of the European colonial wars in Africa on both the victors and the vanquished. It examines the role of both the imperial powers and the African people who joined with or resisted them. Examining the experiences of Britain, France, ...
German Armies: War and German Society, 1648-1806
1st Edition
By Peter Wilson
April 01, 1998
German armies examines the diversity of German involvement in European conflict from the Peace of Westphalia to the age of Napoleon. Challenging assumptions of the Holy Roman Empire as weak and divided, this study provides a comprehensive account of its survival in a hostile environment of ...
The Great War, 1914-1918
1st Edition
By Spencer Tucker
November 20, 1997
An up-to-date and concise account of WWI for teachers and students looking for a balanced introduction. It details both the military operations as well as the development of war aims, alliance diplomacy and the war on the home front....