Here's a hand-picked roundup of military history books. Every entry below is a history title worth your time, chosen for lasting impact and reader ratings.
by Christian P. Potholm
2010
What are the independent variables that determine success in war? Drawing on 40 years of studying and teaching war, political scientist Christian P. Potholm presents a 'template of Mars,' seven variables that have served as predicto…
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Check price on Amazon →by Paola Lo Cascio, Antoni Segura i Mas, Alberto Pellegrini
2014
This volume is the result of an academic initiative organized by the Center for International Historical Studies of the University of Barcelona (CEHI-UB) in April 2012, with the purpose of bringing Military History to the center of the atte…
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Check price on Amazon →by Joseph T. Glatthaar
2020
Citizen soldier and sailor vs. standing armed forces -- The struggle for military professionalism -- Technology, mechanization, and the world wars -- The limits of power -- Conclusion: The armed forces and perennial problems,…
Check price on Amazon →by Stephen Morillo, Michael F. Pavkovic
2017
The third edition of What is Military History? has been thoroughly updated, and includes a new bibliography and new case studies on naval warfare and the origins of war, as well as expanded sections on historiography, environmental history …
Check price on Amazon →by Jill Hamilton
2013
Atlas of Military History explores the history of warfare from the Antiquity to the present day. Truly international, it examines the rise and fall of some of the greatest empires the world has ever seen, along with the military leaders who…
Check price on Amazon →by Notes See Notes, Office of Military History - United States Army
2002
Prepared by the Office of the Chief of Military History, United States Army, as a basic textbook in American military history.…
Check price on Amazon →by David Charters, Marc Milner, J. B. Wilson
1992
This volume examines the state of the art in modern military history, and the utility of the subject as a training, educational, and policy-relevant tool for professional armed forces. Part 1 explores the state of military historical writin…
Check price on Amazon →by Michael S. Neiberg
2011
These essays honor Dennis Showalter, a pioneer in the field of military history. Written by some of the most highly-respected scholars in the field, they cover a wide range of topics from the ancient world to the present day.…
Check price on Amazon →by Jeremy Black
2006
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 developm…
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Check price on Amazon →by U S Army Center of Military History
2011
Center of Military Hisoty publication number CMH Pub. 70-3-1. Edited by John E. Jessup, Jr. and Robert W. Coakley. Designed to foster an appreciation of the value of military history. Explains its uses and the resources available for its st…
Check price on Amazon →by Glen C. Forrest, A. A. Evans, David Gibbons
2011
Chronicles battles, military campaigns, and wars throughout history, from the skirmishes of the first empires of ancient Mesopotamia to the armed conflicts in the Middle East being waged today.…
Check price on Amazon →by Jeremy Black
2004
This volume re-positions military history at the beginning of the 21st century. Jeremy Black reveals the main trends in the practice and approach to military history and proposes a new manifesto for the subject to move forward.…
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