Strategic History Books

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21. The Crisis of Détente in Europe

    From Helsinki to Gorbachev 1975-1985

    Edited by Leopoldo Nuti

    Series: Cold War History

    This edited volume is the first detailed exploration of the last phase of the Cold War, taking a critical look at the crisis of détente in Europe in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The transition from détente to a new phase of harsh confrontation and severe crises is an interesting, indeed crucial,...

    Published September 29th 2010 by Routledge
22. The Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, 1941-45

    A Documentary Reader

    By Alexander Hill

    Series: Soviet (Russian) Study of War

    This book consists of extracts from key documents, along with commentary and further reading, on the ‘Great Patriotic War’ of the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany, 1941-45. Despite the historical significance of the war, few Soviet documents have been published in English. This work provides...

    Published August 30th 2010 by Routledge
23. Territory, War, and Peace

    By John A. Vasquez, Marie T. Henehan

    Series: Contemporary Security Studies

    This book presents a collection of new and updated essays on what has come to be known as the territorial explanation of war. The book argues that a key both to peace and to war lies in understanding the role territory plays as a source of conflict and inter-group violence. Of all the issues that...

    Published July 11th 2010 by Routledge
24. The Routledge Handbook of Transatlantic Security

    Edited by Jussi Hanhimäki, Georges-Henri Soutou, Basil Germond

    This new Handbook provides readers with the tools to understand the evolution of transatlantic security from the Cold War era to the early 21st century. After World War II, the US retained a strong presence as the dominant member of NATO throughout the Cold War. Former enemies, such as Germany,...

    Published June 17th 2010 by Routledge
25. Nuclear Proliferation in South Asia

    Crisis Behaviour and the Bomb

    Edited by Sumit Ganguly, S. Paul Kapur

    Series: Asian Security Studies

    This edited volume explores competing perspectives on the impact of nuclear weapons proliferation on the South Asian security environment. The spread of nuclear weapons is one of the world’s foremost security concerns. The effect of nuclear weapons on the behaviour of newly nuclear states, and the...

    Published February 1st 2010 by Routledge
26. Naval Coalition Warfare

    From the Napoleonic War to Operation Iraqi Freedom

    Edited by Bruce A. Elleman, S.C.M. Paine

    Series: Cass Series: Naval Policy and History

    This is the first scholarly book examining naval coalition warfare over the past two centuries from a multi-national perspective. Containing case studies by some of the foremost naval historians from the US, Great Britain, and Australia, it also examines the impact of international law on...

    Published January 25th 2010 by Routledge
27. Military Advising and Assistance

    From Mercenaries to Privatization, 1815–2007

    Edited by Donald Stoker

    Series: Cass Military Studies

    This volume presents a number of case studies of military advisors and missions in order to provide clear historical examples of the evolution, functioning and motives of foreign military advising in the modern era. Containing essays by US contributors covering a wide range of countries and...

    Published January 25th 2010 by Routledge
28. Nuclear Weapons and Conflict Transformation

    The Case of India-Pakistan

    By Saira Khan

    Series: Asian Security Studies

    This new volume explores what the acquisition of nuclear weapons means for the life of a protracted conflict. The book argues that the significance of the possession of nuclear weapons in conflict resolution has been previously overlooked. Saira Khan argues that the acquisition of nuclear...

    Published January 3rd 2010 by Routledge
29. Clausewitz and America

    Strategic Thought and Practice from Vietnam to Iraq

    By Stuart Kinross

    Series: Strategy and History

    This book demonstrates how Clausewitzian thought influenced American strategic thinking between the Vietnam War and the current conflict in Iraq. Carl von Clausewitz's thought played a part in the process of military reform and the transition in US policy that took place after the Vietnam War. By...

    Published December 20th 2009 by Routledge
30. The Baltic Question during the Cold War

    Edited by John Hiden, Vahur Made, David J. Smith

    Series: Cold War History

    This edited volume presents a comprehensive analysis of the ‘Baltic question’, which arose within the context of the Cold War, and which has previously received little attention. This volume brings together a group of international specialists on the international history of northern Europe. It...

    Published November 26th 2009 by Routledge