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1. Warfare, State and Society on the Black Sea Steppe, 1500–1700

   By Brian Davies

   Series: Warfare and History

   This crucial period in Russia's history has, up until now, been neglected by historians, but here Brian L. Davies' study provides an essential insight into the emergence of Russia as a great power. For nearly three centuries, Russia vied with the Crimean Khanate, the Polish-Lithuanian...

   Published April 29th 2007 by Routledge
2. European Warfare in a Global Context, 1660–1815

   By Jeremy Black

   Series: Warfare and History

   This original book presents a global approach to eighteenth century warfare. Emphasis is placed on the importance of conflict in the period and the capacity for decisiveness in impact and development in method. Through this Jeremy Black extends the view beyond land to naval conflict. European...

   Published December 11th 2006 by Routledge
3. The War for a Nation

   The American Civil War

   By Susan-Mary Grant

   Series: Warfare and History

   The War for a Nation provides a brief introduction to the American Civil War from the perspective of military personnel and civilians who participated in the conflict. Susan-Mary Grant brings the war, its many battles, and those who fought them – male and female, black and white – to the center of...

   Published August 3rd 2006 by Routledge
4. Warfare in the Ancient Near East to 1600 BC

   Holy Warriors at the Dawn of History

   By William J. Hamblin

   Series: Warfare and History

   The only book available that covers this subject, Warfare in the Ancient Near East is a groundbreaking and fascinating study of ancient near Eastern military history from the Neolithic era to the middle Bronze Ages. Drawing on an extensive range of textual, artistic and archaeological data, William...

   Published February 22nd 2006 by Routledge
5. Indian Wars of Canada, Mexico and the United States, 1812-1900

   By Bruce Vandervort

   Series: Warfare and History

   Drawing on anthropology and ethnohistory as well as the ‘new military history’ Indian Wars of Mexico, Canada and the United States, 1812-1900 interprets and compares the way Indians and European Americans waged wars in Canada, Mexico, the USA and Yucatán during the nineteenth century. Fully...

   Published December 6th 2005 by Routledge
6. The Wars of the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1792–1815

   By Owen Connelly

   Series: Warfare and History

   Written by an experienced author and expert in the field, Wars of the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1792-1815 provides a thorough re-examination of the crucial period in the history of France for students of history and military studies. Based on extensive research, and including twenty detailed...

   Published November 23rd 2005 by Routledge
7. War, Politics and Society in Early Modern China, 900–1795

   By Peter Lorge

   Series: Warfare and History

   This comprehensive survey of Chinese military history is the only book in English to span the significant years from 900 – 1795. Peter Lorge questions current theories on China’s relationship to war, and argues that war was the most important tool used by the Chinese in building and maintaining...

   Published October 26th 2005 by Routledge
8. Samurai, Warfare and the State in Early Medieval Japan

   By Karl F. Friday

   Series: Warfare and History

   Karl Friday, an internationally recognised authority on Japanese warriors, provides the first comprehensive study of the topic to be published in English. This work incorporates nearly twenty years of on-going research and draws on both new readings of primary sources and the most recent secondary...

   Published December 10th 2003 by Routledge
9. The Peloponnesian War

   By Professor J F Lazenby, J.F Lazenby

   Series: Warfare and History

   The range and extent of the Peloponnesian War of the fifth century BC has led to it being described as a 'world war' in miniature. With the struggle between Athens and Sparta at its core, the twenty-seven-year conflict drew in states from all points of the compass; from Byzantion in the north,...

   Published November 26th 2003 by Routledge
10. Warfare and Society in Europe

    1898 to the Present

    By Michael S. Neiberg

    Series: Warfare and History

    Warfare and Society in Europe, 1898 to the Present examines warfare in Europe from the Fashoda conflict in modern-day Sudan to the recent war in Iraq. The twentieth century was by far the world's most destructive century with two global wars marking the first half of the century and the constant...

    Published November 26th 2003 by Routledge