Strategic History Books

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1. Britain's War Plans 1919–1939

   By Steven T. Ross

   At the end of World War I the British Empire reached its largest extent in terms of territory and population. The government was reluctant to devote large resources to defense and to contemplate sending large forces to Europe in case of a new war. British forces were constantly involved...

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-35849-1 | Hardback (Routledge)

2. War, Peace and International Relations: An Introduction to Strategic History, 2nd Edition

   By Colin S. Gray

   This new edition of Colin Gray's textbook explores the theory and practice of war and peace in modern historical context. War, Peace and International Relations serves as an excellent introduction to the international history of the past two hundred years, showing how those ...

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-59487-5 | Paperback (Routledge)

3. Geopolitics, Strategy and the Transformation of Civilisations

   By Leonard Hochberg, James D. Hardy

   This new book captures how the uncertainties associated with the emergence of adversarial interstate relations transformed early civilizations. Leading authors compare the interaction of geopolitical and strategic thought in ancient Hebrew, Hindu, Chinese and Greek; and in the Muslim and...

   July 2011 | 978-0-7146-5713-4 | Hardback (Routledge)

4. Geopolitics and Strategic History 1871-2050

   By Geoffrey Sloan

   A new explanation of the course of international politics from the rebirth of the German Empire to the rise of China. This volume contributes to empirically based geopolitical theory and uses that theory to improve our understanding of the major events in the international strategic...

   June 2011 | 978-0-7146-5348-8 | Hardback (Routledge)

5. Geopolitics for the 21st Century: Addressing National Insecurities

   Edited by Leonard Hochberg, James D. Hardy Jr.

   This edited volume assesses the geopolitical configuration of forces in the international arena at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Since the end of the Cold War, the international arena has entered a period of transition. Although the United States emerged as the victor in the Cold War...

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-43392-1 | Hardback (Routledge)

6. Transatlantic Relations since 1945: An Introduction

   By Jussi Hanhimaki, Benedikt Schoenborn, Barbara Zancheta

   The transatlantic relationship has been the bedrock of international relations since the end of World War II. This new textbook will focus on the period since the defeat of Nazi Germany, when the multitude of links between United States and Western Europe were created, extended, and multiplied.&...

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-48698-9 | Paperback (Routledge)

7. Grand Strategy and the Presidency: Foreign Policy, War and the American Role in the World

   By C. Walton

   This book examines the role of the Presidency in the formulation and conduct of US grand strategy and why this is important. It argues that, while the United States periodically has enjoyed exceptional presidential leadership in the past, few future presidents will meet high standards of...

   April 2011 | 978-0-415-59832-3 | Hardback (Routledge)

8. Helmuth Von Moltke: A Modern Biography

   By Arden Bucholz

   This detailed and comprehensive book offers the first modern biography of Helmuth Von Moltke, a major progenitor of the processes modern great powers use to engage in large-scale warfare. Drawing upon the author’s own previously published works, Moltke, Schlieffen and Prussian War Planning and...

   April 2011 | 978-0-415-70200-3 | Hardback (Routledge)

9. Inventing Geopolitics

   By Venier Pascal

   British Imperial geographer and politician Sir Halford Mackinder is generally considered to be one of the founding fathers of geopolitics. The aim of this book is to provide a long overdue reconsideration of his contribution to the history of strategy. In doing so, it will provide a critical review...

   April 2011 | 978-0-415-36932-9 | Hardback (Routledge)

10. The Eurasian Way of War: Military Practice in Seventh Century China and Byzantium

    By David A. Graff

    This book is a comparative study of military practice in Sui-Tang China and the Byzantine Empire between approximately 600 and 700 AD. It covers all aspects of the military art from weapons and battlefield tactics to logistics, campaign organization, military institutions, and the grand strategy of...

    March 2011 | 978-0-415-46034-7 | Hardback (Routledge)