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African Foreign Policy a...
African statehood predates that of Europe, as well as the rest of Western civilization, and yet by imposing Western values on Africa and its peoples, European colonialism destroyed Africa's paradigm of statehood along with its value systems that were ideally suited for this ma...
(2010)
Churchill's Dilemma
The Real Story Behind the Origins of the 1915 Dardanelles Campaign
Churchill's Dilemma: The Real Story Behind the Origins of the 1915 Dardanelles Campaign is an entirely original study of the origins of the disastrous Dardanelles Campaign of 1915 and Winston Churchill's role in it. The work challenges long-held beliefs about Churchill's actio...
(2010)
The Civil War Naval Ency...
by Dr. Spencer ..., Dr. Paul G. ..., and William E. W...
The brilliance of both sides' secretaries of the navy, Stephen Mallory and Gideon Welles. The Dahlgren guns of the Union forces and the Confederate Navy's Brooke guns that were essential in battles involving ironclad ships. The significant contributions of African Americans in...
(2011)
Conflict Between India a...
An Encyclopedia
by Peter Lyon
Tensions between India and Pakistan are deeply rooted. Many go back to 1947 or earlier, when, with the partitioning of the provinces of Punjab and Bengal, British India was succeeded by two independent countries: a primarily Hindu India and a Muslim Pakistan. Subsequently, the...
(2008)
The Concise Encyclopedia...
Filled with up-to-date scholarship yet supremely manageable and accessible, The Concise Encyclopedia of World War II offers the opportunity to explore a conflict that remains a source of fascination for scholars, students, and general readers alike.||From the battlefields to t...
(2010)
Airpower and Technology
Smart and Unmanned Weapons
by DAVID METS
Is there a reason for the busy citizen-leader to read about air and space history, theory, and doctrine? Yes, asserts David Mets, because without some vision of what the future is likely to bring, we enter new conflicts unarmed with any ideas and highly vulnerable to confus...
(2009)
The Civil War at Sea
From Craig Symonds, author of the 2009 Lincoln Prize award-winner Lincoln and His Admirals, comes a fascinating look at the era when American naval power came of age. Thoroughly researched and excitingly written, it brings to light a wealth of new information on a pivotal aspe...
(2009)
Clausewitz Reconsidered
by WILLMOTT WIL... and MICHAEL BARRETT
Carl von ClausewitzÕs On War is arguably the most important single work ever written on the theory of warfare and military strategy. In Clausewitz Reconsidered, two prominent military historians assess his theories, examining their viability at a time when asymmetric warfare a...
(2009)
Civil-Military Relations...
Civil-military relations in the era of the War of 1812 must be seen as a broad theme, not just the particular relationships between officers, military organizations, and civil government and civilians. Civil-military attitudes were interwoven in the lives of Americans and must...
(2009)
Israel in the Second Ira...
The Influence of Likud
In this revelatory volume, Stephen Pelleti?re, the CIAÕs Iraq analyst in the 1980s, argues that not only did RumsfeldÕs plan for a quick, decisive military victory in Iraq reflect the ideas of IsraelÕs right-wing party, but that it exemplifies LukidÕs profound, little-understo...
(2009)
Imagining Men
Ideals of Masculinity in Ancient Greek Culture
Exploring models for masculinity as they appear in major works of Greek literature, this book combines literary, historical, and psychological insights to examine how the ancient Greeks understood the meaning of a man's life. The thoughts and actions of Achilles, Odysseus, Oed...
(2008)
The History of Russia
Second Edition
When first published, Charles ZieglerÕs The History of Russia was acclaimed as a source of information not easily found elsewhere, and as Òclear, balanced, and insightful,Ó by Rajan Menon of Lehigh University. Now ZieglerÕs remarkable volume returns, fully updated to be the wo...
(2009)
The History of Mexico
Second Edition
The History of Mexico: Second Edition provides a timely introduction to the United States' complex and fascinating neighbor, tracing Mexico's history from the arrival of the first humans through the first decade of the 21st century. This second edition provides an important up...
(2009)
Hot Spot
Sub-Saharan Africa
by Toyin Falola and Adebayo O. O...
Conflict has been a critical factor in the making of contemporary Africa, and its study is key to understanding the continent's tortuous history. Hot Spot: Sub-Saharan Africa analyzes the area's major, post-independence conflicts intense enough to threaten national, regional, ...
(2010)
The History of El Salvador
Plagued by political instability, economic hardships, and massacres of innocent men, women, and children, El Salvador has fought for freedom throughout the centuries. No other reference source captures the suffering and adversities this ever-evolving country has faced. El Salv...
(2009)
The Great War and America
Civil-Military Relations during World War I
The evolution of civil-military relations in America's first major overseas coalition war.
(2008)
The Greenwood Encycloped...
by Joyce E. Sal... and James L. Fit...
The period we know as the Middle Ages, roughly the years 400-1400, saw the formation of ideas and institutions that mark modern societies. Developments as disparate as the foundation of Islam and the emergence of the middle class occurred during this pivotal millennium. Althou...
(2009)
The History of Honduras
Honduras has suffered both political trauma and natural disasters throughout its history. In 1969, Honduras' political tensions with El Salvador during a soccer series preliminary to the World Cup led to the four-day-long "Football War." In 1998, Hurricane Mitch caused billion...
(2010)
The History of Singapore
by Jean Abshire
Singapore is a dominant player in the global economy, serving both as an essential business hub for international finance and home to some of the world's most important ports. It is also one of the world's smallest and most resource-poor countries. ||This book offers an engagi...
(2011)
Americans, Germans, and ...
Law, Memory, and "The Good War"
Almost every war involves loss of life of both military personnel and civilians, but World War II involved an unprecedented example of state- directed and ideologically motivated genocideÑthe Holocaust. Beyond this horrific, premeditated war crime perpetrated on a massive scal...
(2011)
