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Introduction to Global Military History
1775 to the Present Day
Completely unique in its global scope, this major text does what no other book in the field does: provides students with an excellent account of modern military history with analysis of strategy, as well as tactical and operational developments in the field of war.Carefully written by a highly...
Published January 10th 2013 by Routledge
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Introduction to Global Military History
1775 to the Present Day, 2nd Edition
This lucid account of military developments around the modern world begins with the American War of Independence and the French revolutionary wars and continues chronologically to the latest 21st century conflicts. It combines determinedly global coverage with thought-provoking analysis not only of...
Published November 7th 2012 by Routledge
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War In The Early Modern World
A collection of essays charting the developments in military practice and warfare across the world in the early modern and modern periods....
Published October 11th 2012 by Routledge
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The Continental Commitment
Britain, Hanover and Interventionism 1714-1793
Recent debates about British political and military strategies, derived in particular from dissension about Britain’s relationship with Europe and from disagreement over the Iraq war, has led to a greater awareness of the problematic nature of the concept of ‘national interests’. This major new...
Published September 12th 2012 by Routledge
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The British and the Grand Tour (Routledge Revivals)
First published in 1985, this is a history of the Grand Tour, undertaken by young men in the eighteenth century to complete their education - a tour usually to France, Italy and Switzerland, and sometimes encompassing Germany. Rather than being another popular treatment of the theme, this...
Published June 30th 2011 by Routledge
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The English Press in the Eighteenth Century (Routledge Revivals)
First published in 1987, this is a comprehensive analysis of the rise of the British Press in the eighteenth century, as a component of the understanding of eighteenth century political and social history. Professor Black considers the reasons for the growth of the "print culture" and the relations...
Published June 30th 2011 by Routledge
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Great Powers and the Quest for Hegemony
The World Order since 1500
Series: War, History and Politics
This timely book provides a general overview of Great Power politics and world order from 1500 to the present. Jeremy Black provides several historical case-studies, each of which throws light on both the power in question and the international system of the period, and how it had developed from...
Published October 30th 2007 by Routledge
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Trade, Empire and British Foreign Policy, 1689–1815
Politics of a Commercial State
Series: War, History and Politics
This new volume examines the influence of trade and empire from 1689 to 1815, a crucial period for British foreign policy and state-building. Jeremy Black, a leading expert on British foreign policy, draws on the wide range of archival material, as well as other sources, in order to ask how far,...
Published January 17th 2007 by Routledge
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European Warfare in a Global Context, 1660–1815
Series: Warfare and History
This original book presents a global approach to eighteenth century warfare. Emphasis is placed on the importance of conflict in the period and the capacity for decisiveness in impact and development in method. Through this Jeremy Black extends the view beyond land to naval conflict. European...
Published December 11th 2006 by Routledge
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Rethinking Military History
Rethinking Military History is a bold new 'thought book' that reconsiders military history at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The chapters provide a valuable and concise survey of the main themes in the study of military history from 1500 to the present day as Jeremy Black reveals...
Published August 25th 2004 by Routledge