NAVAL WARFARE, 1815-1914
Shadow on the White House
1993
NON-FICTIONHarry Truman's administration began searching for an American response to the clash in Indochina between Frech colonialism and Vietminh communism in 1945. Thirty years and five administrations later, ...
The Spanish Civil War
1982
NON-FICTIONBest-selling author of Stalingrad. A comprehensive history of one of the most fiercely fought ideological wars of modern times. Now in new, updated and corrected edition.
Fortress Malta
2013
NON-FICTIONThe extraordinary drama of Malta's WWII victory against impossible odds told through the eyes of the people who were there. In March and April 1942, more explosives were dropped on the tiny Mediterran...
The Wars of Spanish American Independence, 1809-29
2013
NON-FICTION"In 1808, Napoleon Bonaparte treacherously outmaneuvered the corrupt Spanish Bourbons and installed his brother Joseph as King of Spain, igniting the flames of war across the Iberian Peninsula. Far ac...
The Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871
2003
NON-FICTION"The Franco-Prussian War broke out in 1870 when Bismarck engineered a war with the French Second Empire under Napoleon III. This was part of his wider political strategy of uniting Prussia with the so...
Dictionary of Wars
2006
NON-FICTIONDictionary of Wars, Third Edition contains detailed summaries of all notable wars from throughout history, spanning more than 4,000 years. Completely updated and expanded, this volume is an authoritat...
Warfare in World History
2001
NON-FICTIONWars create dramatic change in a very short period of time and are therefore fascinating to historians and general readers alike. This thorough, accessible work traces the role of warfare in world his...
Send the Alabamians
2014
NON-FICTIONSend the Alabamians recounts the story of the 167th Infantry Regiment of the WWI Rainbow Division from their recruitment to their valiant service on the bloody fields of eastern France in the climacti...
Battle Cries and Lullabies
2014
NON-FICTIONIN THIS GROUNDBREAKING WORK, covering thousands of years of history and spanning the globe, Linda Grant De Pauw explores the varied roles women have played in war. De Pauw depicts women as victims and...
Dictionary of Wars
2013
NON-FICTIONDictionary of Wars, highly praised in its first edition (1986), has now been published in a completely revised, updated, and expanded 2nd Edition. The Dictionary provides summaries of all notable wars...
The Lessons of History
1991
NON-FICTIONDiscusses the historical changes from which the European wars of the twentieth century emerged, examining international relations, political and social changes, and the effects of industrialization on...
City Walls
2000
NON-FICTIONThe essays presented in this volume, first published in 2000, describe a phenomenon so widespread in human time and space that its importance is easily overlooked. City walls shaped the history of war...
The Battles That Changed History
2011
NON-FICTIONPratt describes sixteen battles, writing with a thrilling style. He explains clearly why he has chosen these battles, and how they actually did 'change history', his thesis is that the underdog can wi...
Collaboration in the Holocaust
1999
NON-FICTIONWhat was the role played by local police volunteers in the Holocaust? Using powerful eye-witness descriptions from the towns and villages of Belorussia and Ukraine, Martin Dean's new book reveals loca...
Atlas of American Military History
2005
NON-FICTIONPresents a description of each military campaign and war in which the United States was a participant, from the French and Indian War to the Iraq War.
The Armenian Genocide
2014
NON-FICTIONBeneath the shadow of the First World War, the Young Turk government orchestrated the massacre of over one million Armenians in Turkey between the years 1915 and 1918. Virtually erased from public mem...
Collaboration in the Holocaust
2019
NON-FICTIONWhat was the role played by local police volunteers in the Holocaust? Using powerful eye-witness descriptions from the towns and villages of Belorussia and Ukraine, Martin Dean's new book reveals loca...
Masculinities in Politics and War
2004
NON-FICTIONPolitics and war are crucial to the history of masculinity, yet have been neglected in the emergent historiography of masculinity. This book opens up new avenues in gender history by mapping masculini...
Mud
2006
NON-FICTIONNapoleon delayed his attack at Waterloo to allow the mud to dry. Had he attacked earlier, he might have defeated Wellington before Blücher arrived. In November 1942, Russian mud stopped the Germans, w...
The Encyclopedia of Warfare
2000
NON-FICTIONFirst Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.