Military & Naval History

A work describing Sir Charles Middleton's creation of vital links between the naval shore establishment, policy makers in Whitehall and commanders at sea...

This book’s contribution to the discussion on the origin’s of the First World War is a pioneering study of both the British General Staff and the evolution of military strategy in the period immediately prior to the war. It describes the development of the General Staff, Britain’s agency for strateg..

This work describes the vitl role of the Air Ministry in the development of the RAF's fighters and bombers before WWII...

Supported by evidence released after the collapse of the Soviet Union, this book follows the career of the Red Army from its birth in 1918 as the vanguard of world revolution to its affiliation in 1941 with 'the citadel of capitalism', the USA...

This book, based on extensive work in Russian archives, investigates how strategy, organisational rivalry and cultural factors came to shape naval developments in the Soviet Union, up to the invasion of 1941...

The Routledge Handbook of American Military and Diplomatic History provides a comprehensive analysis of the major events, conflicts, and personalities that have defined and shaped the military history of the United States. This volume, The Colonial Period to 1877, illuminates the early period of Ame..

The Routledge Handbook of American Military and Diplomatic History provides a comprehensive analysis of the major events, conflicts, and personalities that have defined and shaped the military history of the United States. This volume, The Colonial Period to 1877, illuminates the early period of Ame..

The Routledge Handbook of the History of Race and the American Military provides an important overview of the main themes surrounding race in the American military establishment from the French and Indian War to the present day...

The Routledge Handbook of the History of Race and the American Military provides an important overview of the main themes surrounding race in the American military establishment from the French and Indian War to the present day...

The first examination of the interdisciplinary, intersecting fields of gender studies and the history of the United States military, The Routledge History Handbook of Gender, War and the U.S. Military is essential reading for all those interested in how the military has influenced America's views an..

The Routledge History of War and Society details the latest research on the causes, experience, and impact of war in all periods of history. Covering time periods from the Ancient World to the 20th century, and geographic areas from Asia and Europe to North America, Latin America, and Africa, this c..

By the middle of 1918 the British army had developed an effective approach to warfare on the Western Front. This approach, integrating infantry, artillery, armoured vehicles and – crucially – air power, was to prove highly effective and formed the basis of major military operations for the next hund..