War studies reader : from the seventeenth century to the present day and beyond / edited by Gary Sheffield.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sheffield, Gary, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War.

Military art and science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Continuum, 2010.

Summary:

This reader will provide authoritative and thought-provoking pieces of War Studies scholarship in an accessible form. Covering a wide spectrum of topics, including strategy (Colin S. Gray), 'Shell-Shock and the Cultural History of the Great War' (Jay Winter) and Coalition Warfare (Holger H. Herwig), this book purposefully ranges across military history, international relations and contemporary security to capture the multidisciplinary nature of the subject. Gary Sheffield also provides an introduction to the Reader and to War Studies, explaining the growth and development of this dynamic field

Contents:

Contents; Editor's Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Why Study Military History?; 2 Why Strategy is Difficult; 3 General William T. Sherman and Total War; 4 Disjointed Allies: Coalition Warfare in Berlin and Vienna, 1914; 5 "Freies Deutschland" Guerrilla Warfare in East Prussia, 1944-1945: A Contribution to the History of the German Resistance; 6 Revolutions in Warfare: Theoretical Paradigms and Historical Evidence - The Napoleonic and First World War Revolutions in Military Affairs; 7 Atrocity, War Crime, and Treason in the English Civil War

8 Shell-shock and the Cultural History of the Great War9 War Casualties, Policy Positions, and the Fate of Legislators; 10 Chinese Military Power: What Vexes the United States and Why?

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612821592

9781282821590

1282821598

9780826415516

0826415512

OCLC:

670412154