Strategic History Books

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41. Hegemonic Peace and Empire

    The Pax Romana, Britannica and Americana

    By Ali Parchami

    Series: War, History and Politics

    This book examines the language and the ideology of the Pax Romana, the Pax Britannica and the Pax Americana within the broader contexts of 'hegemony' and 'empire'. It addresses three main themes: a conceptual examination of the way in which hegemony has been justified; a linguistic study of...

    Published February 16th 2009 by Routledge
42. The Israeli Military and the Origins of the 1967 War

    Government, Armed Forces and Defence Policy 1963–67

    By Ami Gluska

    Series: Middle Eastern Military Studies

    This new book looks at the relationship between the Israeli armed forces, the government, and the origins of the 1967 War. Ami Gluska discusses the effect of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Israel’s defense policy between 1963-1967 against the backdrop of the developments in the...

    Published January 29th 2009 by Routledge
43. Conscription in the Napoleonic Era

    A Revolution in Military Affairs?

    Edited by Donald Stoker, Frederick C. Schneid, Harold D. Blanton

    Series: Cass Military Studies

    This edited volume explores conscription in the Napoleonic era, tracing the roots of European conscription and exploring the many methods that states used to obtain the manpower they needed to prosecute their wars. The levée-en-masse of the French Revolution has often been cited as a ‘Revolution...

    Published October 8th 2008 by Routledge
44. Britain in Vietnam

    Prelude to Disaster, 1945–46

    By Peter Neville

    Series: Military History and Policy

    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 first part of the work links French colonialism with the native communist insurgency, while examining British and Foreign Office attitudes towards...

    Published September 14th 2008 by Routledge
45. Strategic Studies

    A Reader

    Edited by Thomas Mahnken, Joseph Maiolo, Joseph A. Maiolo

    This new Reader brings together key essays on strategic theory by some of the leading contributors in the field. Filling a large gap in the market, it will guide students through both the theoretical and practical aspects of Strategic Studies. Including classic essays and works of contemporary...

    Published March 18th 2008 by Routledge
46. Power Shifts, Strategy and War

    Declining States and International Conflict

    By Dong Sun Lee

    Series: Routledge Global Security Studies

    Marked changes in the balance of power between states in the international system are generally seen by IR scholars as among the most common causes of war. This book explains why such power shifts lead to war breaking out in some cases, but not in others. In contrast to existing approaches, this...

    Published November 14th 2007 by Routledge
47. The Making of Détente

    Eastern Europe and Western Europe in the Cold War, 1965-75

    Edited by Wilfried Loth, George Soutou

    Series: Cold War History

    Containing essays by leading Cold War scholars, such as Wilfried Loth, Geir Lundestad and Seppo Hentilä, this volume offers a broad-ranging examination of the history of détente in the Cold War. The ten years from 1965 to 1975 marked a deep transformation of the bipolar international system of the...

    Published October 30th 2007 by Routledge
48. Great Powers and the Quest for Hegemony

    The World Order since 1500

    By Jeremy Black

    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
49. Special Operations and Strategy

    From World War II to the War on Terrorism

    By James D. Kiras

    Series: Strategy and History

    James D. Kiras shows how a number of different special operations, in conjunction with more conventional military actions, achieve and sustain strategic effect(s) over time. In particular, he argues that the root of effective special operations lies in understanding the relationship existing...

    Published September 20th 2007 by Routledge
50. Science, Strategy and War

    The Strategic Theory of John Boyd

    By Frans P.B. Osinga

    Series: Strategy and History

    John Boyd is often known exclusively for the so-called ‘OODA’ loop model he developed. This model refers to a decision-making process and to the idea that military victory goes to the side that can complete the cycle from observation to action the fastest. This book aims to redress this state of...

    Published September 20th 2007 by Routledge