Military & Naval History Books

New and Published Books

1. The American Civil War

   A Literary and Historical Anthology, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Ian Frederick Finseth

   The American Civil War: A Literary and Historical Anthology brings together a wide variety of important writings from the Civil War and Reconstruction eras, including short fiction, poetry, public addresses, memoirs, and essays, accompanied by detailed annotations and concise introductions. Now in...

   Published March 25th 2013 by Routledge
2. Reginald McKenna

   Financier among Statesmen, 1863–1916

   By Martin Farr

   Series: British Politics and Society

   Reginald McKenna has never been the subject of scholarly attention. This was partly due to his own preference for appearing at the periphery of events even when ostensibly at the centre, and the absence of a significant collection of private papers. This new book redresses the neglect of this...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
3. The British Defence of Egypt, 1935-40

   Conflict and Crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean

   By Steve Morewood

   Series: Military History and Policy

   A comprehensive and challenging analysis of the British defence of Egypt, primarily against fascist Italy, in the critical lead-up period to the Second World War. Culminating in the decisive defeat of the Italian military threat at Sidi Barrani in December 1940, this is a fascinating new...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
4. British Naval Strategy East of Suez, 1900-2000

   Influences and Actions

   Edited by Greg Kennedy

   Series: Cass Series: Naval Policy and History

   This new collection of essays by a panel of established international scholars sheds new light on what some of those influences were and what actions were taken as a result of Britain's Far Eastern commitments. Not only are new evidence and approaches to those issues addressed presented, but new...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
5. Britain's Economic Blockade of Germany, 1914-1919

   By Eric W. Osborne

   Series: Cass Series: Naval Policy and History

   Great Britain's economic blockade of Germany in World War I was one of the key elements to the victory of the Entente. Though Britain had been the leading exponent of blockades for two centuries, the World War I blockade was not effective at the outbreak of hostilities. Pre-war changes had led to...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
6. Britain, France and the Naval Arms Trade in the Baltic, 1919 -1939

   Grand Strategy and Failure

   By Donald Stoker

   Series: Cass Series: Naval Policy and History

   The strategy of the British and French prior to World War II was to preserve the status quo after the disaster of World War I. Donald Stoker's book examines British and French involvement from 1919 to 1939 in the creation and development of the naval forces of Poland, Finland and the three Baltic...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
7. Khedive Ismail's Army

   By John P. Dunn

   Series: Cass Military Studies

   Khedive Ismail's Army examines military failure in the age of imperialism. On paper, the mid-nineteenth century Egyptian army seems a formidable regional power. It had a tradition of success, modern weapons, and mercenary officers with experience in major wars. Egypt's ruler, Khedive Ismail, hoped...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
8. The Evolution of Operational Art, 1740-1813

   From Frederick the Great to Napoleon

   By Claus Telp

   Series: Military History and Policy

   Operational art emerged from the campaigns of Frederick the Great to the end of the Napoleonic Wars. It was the result of three dynamic interrelationships: between military and non-military factors such as social, economic and political developments; between military theory and practice; and...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
9. Russian/Soviet Military Psychiatry 1904-1945

   By Paul Wanke

   Psychiatry, like most professional fields in Russia, gained its legitimacy from its ability to serve the Tsar and later the Bolshevik party. The militarised nature of these governments meant that psychiatry would have to prove its worth to the military. This study will cover Russian/Soviet military...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
10. Tedder

    Quietly in Command

    By Vincent Orange

    Series: Studies in Air Power

    Arthur Tedder became one of the most eminent figures of the Second World War: first as head of Anglo-American air forces in the Middle East, the Mediterranean and North Africa; then as Deputy Supreme Commander to General Eisenhower for the Allied campaign that began in Normandy and ended in Berlin....

    Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge