Designed for use at the college level as a textbook for military history courses or supplemental reading for world history courses, this text offers an introduction and original synthesis of global military history.
Fresh from the field of Waterloo, Matthew Hervey, newly-appointed aide-de-campe to Wellington, is dispatched on a secret mission to India. The princely state of Chintal is threatened by intrigue and military might, and Hervey - sabre in hand - is again destined for the battlefield.
Exploring the usefulness of the study of history for contemporary military strategists, this volume illustrates the great importance of military history while simultaneously revealing the challenges of applying the past to the present. Essays from authors of diverse backgrounds--British and American, Civilian and Military--present an overwhelming argument for the necessity of the study of the past by today's military leaders in spite of these challenges. Part I examines the relationship between history and the military profession. Part II explores specific historical cases that reveal the repetitiveness of certain military problems.
A Companion to the Meuse-Argonne Campaign explores the single largest and bloodiest battle in American military history, including its many controversies, in historiographical essays that reflect the current state of the field. Presents original essays on the French and German participation in ‒ and perspectives on ‒ this important eventMakes use of original archival research from the United States, France, and GermanyContributors include WWI scholars from France, Germany, the United States, and the United KingdomEssays examine the military, social, and political consequences of the Meuse-Argonne and points the way for future scholarship in this area
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