Offers an approach to studying and narrating battles, based upon an analysis of the works of the Roman military authors Julius Caesar and Ammianus Marcellinus. The author explains the significance of a battle's major events, how they relate to one another, and how they lead to a battle's outcome.
Offers an approach to studying and narrating battles, based upon an analysis of the works of the Roman military authors Julius Caesar and Ammianus Mar...
Understanding the role of combat in the Iraq war is essential for both the American people and the U.S. military. Recognizing the objectives of both sides and the plans developed to attain those objectives provides the context for understanding the war. The Surge is an effort to provide such a framework to help understand not only where we have been, but also what happens as we move forward.
Understanding the role of combat in the Iraq war is essential for both the American people and the U.S. military. Recognizing the objectives of both s...
In a provocative study on comparative empire, noted historians identify periods of transition across history that reveal how and why empires emerge. Loren J. Samons on Athens and Arthur Eckstein on Rome examine classical Western empires. Nicholas Canny discusses the British experience, Paul Bushkovitch analyzes the case of imperial Russia, and Pamela Kyle Crossley studies Qing China's beginnings. Frank Ninkovich tackles the actions of the United States at the turn of the twentieth century, which many view as imperial behavior.
What were the critical characteristics that distinguished...
In a provocative study on comparative empire, noted historians identify periods of transition across history that reveal how and why empires emerge...
