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Frontier Militiaman in the War of 1812
The great military effectiveness of semitrained local militia is one of the enduring myths of American military history.In this book Ed Gilbert reveals the truth behind this myth, …
Neutrality and Collaboration in South China
History and Strategy
This work is a powerful demonstration of how historical analysis can be brought to bear on the study of strategic issues, and, conversely, how strategic thinking can help drive …
Crusading Spirituality in the Holy Land and Iberia, c.1095-c.1187
Argues for a new context for the origins and development of crusading, as an imitation of Christ.For much of the twelfth century the ideals and activities of crusaders were often …
Iraq and the Use of Force in International Law
The prohibition of the use of force is one of the most crucial elements of the international legal order. Our understanding of that rule was both advanced and challenged during the …
City in Slang
The American urban scene, and in particular New York's, has given us a rich cultural legacy of slang words and phrases, a bonanza of popular speech. Hot dog, rush hour, …
Ordinary Workers, Vichy and the Holocaust
Should French railwaymen during the Second World War be viewed as great resisters or collaborators in genocide? Ludivine Broch revisits histories of resistance, collaboration and …
The Eagle in the Desert
This book is a reexamination of the Persian Gulf War by a number of academic and military historians to determine what we did right, what we did wrong, and how our performance …
War in Afghanistan
This description of the military struggle for Afghanistan concerns the objectives, operations, tactics and effectiveness of the forces involved in that struggle. The aim is to …
OUR MAN IN MALAYA
When the Japanese invaded Malaya during World War II it seemed that John Davis' service in the country had come to an end. But nothing could have been further from the truth. Davis …
War and Cold War in American Foreign Policy, 1942-62
Making use of newly-researched archival material, this collection of original essays on wartime and postwar US foreign policy re-evaluates well-known crises and documents many less …
Material Culture, Power, and Identity in Ancient China
In this book, Xiaolong Wu offers a comprehensive and in-depth study of the Zhongshan state during China's Warring States Period (476–221 BCE). Analyzing artefacts, inscriptions, …