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Indochina Wars, 1946-1975
Andrew Wiest
Subject: Military History »
Date Added: 2012-02-06
Indochina Wars, 1946–1975 Introduction The history of the Vietnam War is one of the most vibrant and hotly debated topics in modern academe. The...
Intelligence, Military
John R. Ferris
Subject: Military History »
Date Added: 2012-07-24
Military Intelligence Introduction The study of military intelligence lies at the intersection of “military” and “intelligence” history. The f...
Irish Civil War, 1922-1923
Bill Kissane
Subject: Military History »
Date Added: 2012-02-06
Irish Civil War, 1922–1923 Introduction The Irish civil war of 1922–1923 has generated two types of literature. On the one hand, as the definin...
Jomini, Antoine-Henri
Eman M. Vovsi
Subject: Military History »
Date Added: 2013-02-26
Antoine-Henri Jomini Introduction Antoine-Henri Baron de Jomini (b. 1779–d. 1869) has become one of the most influential military theorists of...
Justice, Military, the Anglo-American Tradition
Chris Madsen
Subject: Military History »
Date Added: 2012-02-06
Military Justice, the Anglo-American Tradition Introduction Armed forces rely upon good discipline and willing obedience to orders from service...
Louis XIV, Wars of
Jamel Ostwald
Subject: Military History »
Date Added: 2012-02-06
Wars of Louis XIV Introduction Along with Napoleon, Louis XIV (b. 1638–d. 1715) is one of the most famous Frenchmen in history. The long-stand...
Militarism
Ingo Trauschweizer
Subject: Military History »
Date Added: 2013-02-26
Militarism Introduction Contemporary critics and scholars alike have associated militarism both with the military’s predominance in foreign po...
Militia
Robert R. Mackey
Subject: Military History »
Date Added: 2013-02-26
Militia Introduction In the field of military history, militia is often defined simply as a group of individuals or citizens who serve part-ti...
Montgomery, Bernard Law
Colin F. Baxter
Subject: Military History »
Date Added: 2012-02-06
Bernard Law Montgomery Introduction One of the most colorful and controversial commanders of World War II, Bernard Law Montgomery commanded All...
Napoleonic Wars, The
Alexander Mikaberidze
Subject: Military History »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
The Napoleonic Wars Introduction The Napoleonic Wars represent a turning point in European affairs and a major break with the past. The starti...
Nimitz, Chester
Douglas V. Smith
Subject: Military History »
Date Added: 2012-02-06
Chester Nimitz Introduction Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, US Navy, is arguably the most important American naval officer of the 20th ce...
Nuclear Weapons
J.R. McKay
Subject: Military History »
Date Added: 2012-02-06
Nuclear Weapons Introduction Since the end of the World War II, nuclear weapons have fascinated humanity, providing a sense of security for man...
Occupations and Military Government
Bianka Adams
Subject: Military History »
Date Added: 2013-02-26
Occupations and Military Government Introduction According to international law, a territory is under occupation when hostile armed forces ass...
Pacifism
Sandi Cooper
Subject: Military History »
Date Added: 2012-02-06
Pacifism Introduction Along with other “isms” such as feminism, pacifism was coined in the late 19th to early 20th centuries to describe a set...
Poltava, Battle of
Alexander Mikaberidze
Subject: Military History »
Date Added: 2012-02-06
Battle of Poltava Introduction The battle of Poltava was the defining engagement of the Great Northern War (1700–1721), the prolonged conflict ...
Prisoners
Thomas J. Ward
Subject: Military History »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
Prisoners Introduction How to deal with captured combatants is a problem as old as warfare itself. Execution, slavery, conscription, imprisonm...
Psychiatric Casualties
Eric Dorn Brose
Subject: Military History »
Date Added: 2012-02-06
Psychiatric Casualties Introduction Most readers from the United States, Britain, and many other countries who have yet to investigate the ...
Religio-Military Orders
Jonathan Riley-Smith
Subject: Military History »
Date Added: 2013-03-19
Religio-Military Orders Introduction Christian society generated two types of religiomilitary order: military orders and Christian orders of c...
Roses, Wars of the
Michael Hicks
Subject: Military History »
Date Added: 2012-02-06
Wars of the Roses Introduction The Wars of the Roses is the 19th-century name given to the English civil wars fought roughly between 1450 and 1...
Russian and Soviet Armed Forces
David R. Stone
Subject: Military History »
Date Added: 2012-02-06
Russian and Soviet Armed Forces Introduction The literature on Russian and Soviet military history is dominated by one question: the availabilit...
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