War Studies Reader: From the Seventeenth Century to the Present Day and Beyond

ISBN-13: 9780826420701 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 360 str.

Gary Sheffield

Opis

This is a broad ranging reader in the growing subject of War Studies. It includes respected contributors, with each chapter set out clearly and with contextual background. War Studies is an increasingly popular subject at degree, masters and doctorate level, as well as aspects of it being taught at A level. Here at last is a subject reader that will provide authoritative and thought provoking pieces of scholarship in an accessible form. Topics covered include Strategic Theory and the History of War (Daniel Moran), The Uses and Abuses of Clausewitz (Eric Alterman), Victory Misunderstood: what the Gulf War Tells Us About the Future of Conflict (Stephen Biddle), Early American Ways of War: 1600 - 1815 (John Shy) and Was the Civil War a Total War? (Mark Neeley). There is no accepted definition of War Studies for it is a particular blend of military history, international relations and contemporary security. Thus this reader purposefully gives broad coverage to the subject. Each topic is covered by one of two significant articles or book chapters with an introduction from the editor to provide context. There will also be a general introduction, explaining the growth and development of this area of study.

Recenzje

'War Studies Reader is an exceptional collection of articles by the top figures in the burgeoning field of the study of war...an indispensable introduction for students interested in coming to grips with the multi-faceted nature of the study of modern conflict...War Studies Reader is well-suited to spark debate and spur thought regarding a field of historical inquiry that is reaching its full maturity.' Andrew Wiest, Professor of History and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of War and Society, The University of Southern Mississippi, USA

Spis treści

Editor's Introduction 1. Why Study Military History? (Peter Gray) 2. Why Strategy is Difficult (Colin Gray) 3. General William T. Sherman and Total War (John Bennett Walters) 4. Disjointed Allies: Coalition Warfare in Berlin and Vienna, 1914 (Holger H. Herwig) 5. "Freies Deutschland" Guerilla Warfare in East Prussia, 1944-1945: A Contribution to the History of the German Resistance (Perry Biddiscombe) 6. Revolutions in Warfare: Theoretical Paradigms and Historical Evidence - The Napoleonic and First World War Revolutions in Military Affairs (Andrew N. Liaropoulos) 7. Atrocity, War Crime and Treason in the English Civil War (Barbara Donagan) 8. Shell-shock and the Cultural History of the Great War (Jay Winter) 9. War Casualties, Policy Positions and the Fate of Legislators (Scott Sigmund Gartner, Gary M. Segura and Bethany A. Barratt) 10. Chinese Military Power: What Vexes the United States and Why? (Jonathan D. Pollack)

O autorze

Gary Sheffield is Professor of War Studies at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. He was previously Chair of War Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK, held a personal chair at King's College London, UK, and was Land Warfare Historian on the Higher Command and Staff Course at the Joint Services Command and Staff College. He has published widely on military history.