History: Newest books
U.S. Leadership in Warti...
Clashes, Controversy, and Compromise
Now from one of the world's leading publishers of military history comes a breakthrough reference on one of the most important and complex aspects of U.S. national defense. _U.S. Leadership in Wartime: Clashes, Controversy, and Compromise_ offers a comprehensive analysis o...
(2009)
United States Army Logis...
From the American Revolution to 9/11
You can train men to fight. You can plan for the invasion. But you can't have success on the battlefield if you cannot move the men and material into position. Success is not possible without logistical support and capabilities. The U.S. Army's logistics system began...
(2009)
Women, Science, and Myth
Gender Beliefs from Antiquity to the Present
_Women, Science, and Myth: Gender Beliefs from Antiquity to the Present_ examines the ways scientists have researched gender throughout history, the ways those results have affected society, and the impact they have had on the scientific community and on women, women...
(2008)
Marines on the Beach: Th...
The Politics of U.S. Military Intervention Decision Making
Paul explores both how and why U.S. military intervention decisions are made. Pursuit of that inquiry requires the identification of decision participants, thorough examination of the decision making processes they employ, and recognition of several factors that infl...
(2008)
Political Islam from Muh...
Defenders, Detractors, and Definitions
Under the auspices of the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa, Joseph Morrison Skelly brings together a team of experts to create a compelling, scholarly investigation of the interrelationship of Islam and politics. Divided into several topical se...
(2009)
Term Paper Resource Guid...
_Term Paper Resource Guide to Medieval History_ brings key historic events and individuals alive to enrich and stimulate students in challenging and enjoyable ways. Students from high school to college will be able to get a jump start on assignments with the hundreds...
(2009)
Military Technologies of...
by T.W. Lee
From the introduction of gunpowder to the reigning era of nuclear weapons, military technological advances have been at the forefront of change. These changes in weaponry have influenced the outcome of many historical events and the downfall or success of major civil...
(2008)
Military Doctrine: A Ref...
A Reference Handbook
by Bert Chapman and Bert Chapman
_Military Doctrine: A Reference Handbook_ takes a thorough look at 20th- and 21st-century military doctrines around the world. It excerpts relevant English-language scholarly and governmental literature to paint a picture of how military doctrine has developed in rec...
(2009)
A Military History of th...
From Osman to Ataturk
by Mesut Uyar and Edward J. Er...
The Ottoman Army had a significant effect on the history of the modern world and particularly on that of the Middle East and Europe. This study, written by a Turkish and an American scholar, is a revision and corrective to western accounts because it is based on Turk...
(2009)
Military Medicine
From Ancient Times to the 21st Century
Thanks to advances in field medicine and improved mobility and efficiency of medical units, the death rate of soldiers injured during battle has dramatically declined in the last 100 years. Nowadays, with forward medical stations operating close to battle lines and medical...
(2008)
Materials, Methods, and ...
_Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art_ provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the work done by artists in western Europe during the Middle Ages. Art historian Janetta Rebold Benton uses examples such as the _Book of Kells_, _Bury Saint Edmu...
(2009)
Nelson Mandela
A Biography
by Peter Limb
Everyone should know the life story of Nelson Mandela, one of the greatest leaders of all time, the first black president of South Africa, the most famous African, and a major world statesman. His inspiring life receives a fresh retelling in this new biography writte...
(2008)
An Introduction to Milit...
A Reference Handbook
by Bill Rhodes
_An Introduction to Military Ethics: A Reference Handbook_ presents the philosophical and conceptual foundations of military ethics, offering an excellent foundation for exploration and discussion of these issues. It focuses first on the 2,500-year legacy of the "jus...
(2009)
Private Armed Forces and...
A Guide to the Issues
_Private Armed Forces and Global Security: A Guide to the Issues_ is the first book to provide a comprehensive yet accessible survey of the private military groups involved in conflicts worldwide. Organized around four themes, it covers the history of private militar...
(2010)
Manning the Future Legio...
Finding and Developing Tomorrow's Centurions
An Industrial Age model continues to shape the way the Army approaches its recruiting, personnel management, training, and education. This outdated personnel management paradigm—designed for an earlier era—has been so intimately tied to the maintenance of...
(2008)
Never Will We Forget
Oral Histories of World War II
_Never Will We Forget_ deals with the most enduring and moving side of World War II, the personal side. These are the stories of some 400 men and women, who, though they experienced the war in wildly different ways, were all profoundly affected by it. Gleaned from in...
(2008)
Napoleon Against Great O...
The Emperor and the Defenders of France, 1814
by Ralph Ashby
French defeat in 1814 is too often shrugged off as the result of obvious and understandable factors. _Napoleon Against Great Odds: The Emperor and the Defenders of France, 1814_ challenges the widely accepted notion that war- weariness and internal political oppositi...
(2010)
The New Nicaragua: Lesso...
Lessons in Development, Democracy, and Nation-Building for the United States
At the time of Ortega's return to the presidency, attorney and award-winning author Steven Hendrix was on the ground in Nicaragua working for the U.S. Agency for International Development. _The New Nicaragua: Lessons in Development, Democracy, and Nation-Building for...
(2009)
NATO: A Guide to the Iss...
A Guide to the Issues
In the more than half-century since NATO was founded, there has been endless debate about its purpose, about whether it is meeting that purpose, and about the strategies it employs to that end. Speculation has also been rife about the organization's "imminent demise....
(2011)
Military Aircraft, 1919-...
An Illustrated History of Their Impact
by Justin D. Mu... and Matthew A. M...
_Military Aircraft, 1919–1945: An Illustrated History of Their Impact_ covers a crucial era in modern warfare technology. Ranging from the development of airpower doctrines in the aftermath of World War I to the aircraft and missions that put those doctrines into act...
(2009)

