Book Series in Military, Strategic and Security Studies

Military History and Policy

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Big Wars and Small Wars

The British Army and the Lessons of War in the 20th Century

Edited by Hew Strachan

This is a fascinating new insight into the British army and its evolution through both large and small scale conflicts.

To prepare for future wars, armies…

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2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-54504-4 (Routledge)

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Britain in Vietnam

Prelude to Disaster, 1945–46

By Peter Neville

This book is a study of the circumstances leading to British intervention in Vietnam in 1945, and the course and consequences of this intervention.

The…

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2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-48747-4 (Routledge)

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The Normandy Campaign 1944

Sixty Years On

Edited by John Buckley

With essays from leading names in military history, this new book re-examines the crucial issues and debates of the D-Day campaign.

It tackles a range of…

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2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-44942-7 (Routledge)

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Training, Tactics and Leadership in the Confederate Army of Tennessee

Seeds of Failure

By Andrew R.B. Haughton

This assessment of the performance of the southern soldiers in the American Civil War of 1861 deals with every aspect of an army from its…

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2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-44930-4 (Routledge)

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Caporetto 1917

Victory or Defeat?

By Mario Morselli

This work concerns the Battle of Caporetto in October 1917, where the Austro-German Army broke through the Italian lines forcing them to retreat after losing…

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2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-44937-3 (Routledge)

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Post-war Counterinsurgency and the SAS, 1945-1952

A Special Type of Warfare

By Tim Jones

This work details the state of British counterinsurgency knowledge by 1945, and shows how wartime special forces and unconventional warfare affected many postwar counterinsurgencies. The…

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2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-44929-8 (Routledge)

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Ottoman Army Effectiveness in World War I

A Comparative Study

By Edward J. Erickson

This volume examines how the Ottoman Army was able to evolve and maintain a high level of overall combat effectiveness despite the primitive nature of…

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2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-77099-6 (Routledge)

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Railways and International Politics

Paths of Empire, 1848-1945

Edited by T.G. Otte, Keith Neilson

This new study brings together leading experts to show how the modern world began with the coming of the railway. They clearly explain why it…

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2006 | Hardback: 978-0-415-34976-5 (Routledge)

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British and Japanese Military Leadership in the Far Eastern War, 1941-45

Edited by Brian Bond

Some sixty years after the Far Eastern War ended, this innovative new collection brings together five distinguished UK-based scholars and five from Japan to reappraise…

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2006 | Paperback: 978-0-7146-8555-7 (Routledge)

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British Generalship on the Western Front 1914–1918

Defeat into Victory

By Simon Robbins

This book explores the British Army's response on the Western Front to a period of seminal change in warfare. In particular it examines the impact…

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2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-40778-6 (Routledge)

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Series Details:

Series Editors: John Gooch and Brian Holden Reid

This series will publish studies on historical and contemporary aspects of land power, spanning the period from the eighteenth century to the present day, and will include national, international and comparative studies. From time to time, the series will publish edited collections of essays and 'classics'.

Forthcoming Titles:

Helmuth Von Moltke: A Modern Biography
By Arden Bucholz
To be published October 31st 2010