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Palgrave Advances in Modern Military History

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Editors:
  1. Matthew Hughes

    1. Brunel University, UK

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  2. William J. Philpott

    1. King’s College London, UK

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Matthew Hughes, William J. Philpott
    Pages 1-7

  3. Military revolutions and military history

    • Laurent Henninger
    Pages 8-22

  4. Warfare and the rise of the state

    • Alan James
    Pages 23-41

  5. War and society

    • Michael S. Neiberg
    Pages 42-60

  6. Military thought from machiavelli to liddell hart

    • Nikolas Gardner
    Pages 61-83

  7. Land warfare from machiavelli to desert storm

    • Warren Chin
    Pages 84-106

  8. Low-intensity conflict, insurgency, terrorism and revolutionary war

    • John P. Cann
    Pages 107-130

  9. Total war

    • William J. Philpott
    Pages 131-152

  10. Air power

    • John Buckley
    Pages 153-171

  11. Naval warfare

    • Andrew Lambert
    Pages 172-194

  12. War in the non-european world

    • Bruce Vandervort
    Pages 195-213

  13. Imperial military history

    • Peter Stanley
    Pages 214-230

  14. Technology, science and war

    • Matthew Hughes
    Pages 231-257

  15. New military history

    • Joanna Bourke
    Pages 258-280

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 281-289
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About this book

This book provides a concise and accessible introduction to modern military history. The collection is a clear and up to date survey of the significant debates, interpretations and historiographical shifts for a series of key themes in military history. Each chapter is supported by notes and a brief bibliography outlining further reading.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Brunel University, UK

    Matthew Hughes

  • King’s College London, UK

    William J. Philpott

About the editors

JOANNA BOURKE Professor at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK JOHN BUCKLEY Doctor at University of Wolverhampton, UK JOHN CANN United States Marine Corps University, USA WARREN CHINN Doctor at Joint Services Command and Staff College, UK NIKOLAS GARDNER Doctor at University of Salford, UK LAURENT HENNINGER Centre d'Études d'Histoire de la Défence, France ALAN JAMES Doctor in War Studies Department, King's College London, UK ANDREW LAMBERT Professor in War Studies Department, King's College London, UK MICHAEL NEIBERG University of Southern Mississippi, USA PETER STANLEY Doctor at Australian War Memorial, Australia BRUCE VANDERVORT Professor at Virginia Military Institute, USA

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Palgrave Advances in Modern Military History

  • Editors: Matthew Hughes, William J. Philpott

  • Series Title: Palgrave Advances

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230625372

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2006

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-1767-6Published: 25 September 2006

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-1768-3Published: 05 October 2006

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-62537-2Published: 25 September 2006

  • Series ISSN: 2947-664X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2947-6658

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 289

  • Topics: History of Military, World History, Global and Transnational History

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