Military History

As turbulent events including war, civil war, armed intervention, humanitarian crises and civil unrest unfold around the globe, the actions of va...

A photo in the New York Times on June 10, 1942 depicted a young naval officer, John Duncan Bulkeley, and his wife in the back of an open touring ca...

First published in 1968, The Bourbon Tragedy marks the fall of the ancient French monarchy on August 10, 1792. The Bourbon Royal Family was impriso...

This book reappraises the origins of the European Union through the lens of the private experts who advised Western governments on war and peace th...

Executive editor: Ingo Loose; English-language edition prepared by: Elizabeth Harvey, Russell Alt-Haaker, Johannes Gamm, Georg Felix Harsch, Dorot...

Now in its third edition, Ways of War is a comprehensive guide to United States military history and its wider relationship to American society, fr...

Now in its third edition, Ways of War is a comprehensive guide to United States military history and its wider relationship to American society, fr...

This edited volume brings together an international group of scholars to address the lives, roles, myths, mythology, and lived experiences of Vikin...

By the time of the Red River Campaign, which occurred between March 10 and May 22, 1864, Federal victory in the American Civil War was nearly assur...

In the midst of a seemingly endless war, a scarf connects three women in the cold winter of 1917 . . .London: As an ambitious scarf maker, Iris Bra...

Pat Hughes is today perhaps the greatest unsung hero of the Battle of Britain. Ranked sixth in the ace of aces of the aerial campaign of summer 194...

The authors of The Bright Ages return with a real-life Game of Thronesthe story of the Carolingian Civil War, a bloody, protracted battle pitting b...

Fully illustrated, this book pits US Navy submarines against the aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy at the height of World War II. B...

A detailed account of the war-winning role that a handful of Harrier squadrons played in the Falklands War. On 5 April 1982, the British aircraft...

A detailed exploration of a critical month-long battle, which set the stage for German strategic-level defeats on both the Eastern and Western fron...

'A heart-warming tale about resilience, friendships and family, and the inestimable power of the written word' RUTH HOGAN'A heart-warming depiction...

Fully revised, this third edition of Newly Commissioned Naval Officers Guide continues to be an essential resource for all of those at the pivotal ...

Special Operations Success establishes a new benchmark in military theory in this deeply analytic and innovative work. It answers several pressing ...

USS Intrepids Fighting Squadron 18 (VF-18) was one of the U.S. Navys highest-scoring carrier units of World War II. Despite having only one combat ...

Nobility Lost is a cultural history of the Seven Years' War in French-claimed North America, focused on the meanings of wartime violence and the pr...