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1. Themes of the American Civil War

   The War Between the States

   Edited by Susan-Mary Grant, Brian Holden-Reid

   Themes of the American Civil War offers a timely and useful guide to this vast topic for a new generation of students. The volume provides a broad-ranging assessment of the causes, complexities, and consequences of America’s most destructive conflict to date. The essays, written by top scholars in...

   Published August 5th 2009 by Routledge
2. The Vistas of American Military History 1800-1898

   Edited by Dr Brian Holden-Reid, Joseph G Dawson III

   A team of leading American military historians here investigate the factors that shaped the United States Army in the nineteenth century. Throwing new light on its history, this deeply researched book explores a mulitplicity of themes. These include the social structure, command system and...

   Published December 11th 2006 by Routledge
3. British General Staff

   Reform and Innovation

   Edited by David French, Brian Holden Reid

   Series: Military History and Policy

   The essays that comprise this collection examine the development and influence of the British General Staff from the late Victorian period until the eve of World War II. They trace the changes in the staff that influenced British military strategy and subsequent operations on the battlefield....

   Published October 29th 2002 by Routledge
4. Military Power

   Land Warfare in Theory and Practice

   Edited by Brian Holden Reid

   The contributors here consider the multifarious aspects of the Anglo-American approach to war. All the contributors are concerned to base their work on the overall historical context. They explore the relationship between theory and practice in military operations....

   Published May 30th 1997 by Routledge
5. The Science of War

   Back to First Principles

   Edited by Brian Holden-Reid

   Series: The Operational Level of War

   Published August 4th 1993 by Routledge