Military & Naval History

This book, originally published in 1980, is a study of the nature and purposes of peace-time military organization in Europe, and of the characteristics and outcome of the major wars fought during these years. It charts the rise of mass armies and the role of conscription as a socializing agent and ..

Atomic Age America looks at the broad influence of atomic energy, focusing particularly on nuclear weapons and nuclear power on the lives of Americans within a world context...

Atomic Age America looks at the broad influence of atomic energy, focusing particularly on nuclear weapons and nuclear power on the lives of Americans within a world context...

This unique account describes the interplay of factors in the emergence of the Austro-Hungarian Navy from a coastal defence force in 1904 to a respectable battle force by the eve of World War I...

A comprehensive guide to the battle for the Ukraine from the Soviet perspective during the winter of 1943-1944. This volume is an unexpurgated translation of the originally classified Soviet General Staff Study No.14...

Combining ground-breaking scholarship with fascinating narratives, Matthew Johnson's book takes a look at Medieval English castles. It creates a new and exciting focus on how castles were shaped by their inhabitants and vice versa...

Defence against ballistic missiles has been a subject of UK political policy and technical investigation since World War II - this book analyses that long history...

Defence against ballistic missiles has been a subject of UK political policy and technical investigation since World War II - this book analyses that long history...

This book traces the evolution of all the various parts of Britain's anti-submarine capability and examines the development of the specialist anti-submarine and submarine-detector branches...

This text studies Great Britain's economic blockade of Germany in World War I, one of the key elements to the victory of the Entente...

This text studies Great Britain's economic blockade of Germany in World War I, one of the key elements to the victory of the Entente...

In Britain, memory of the First World War remains dominated by the trench warfare of the Western Front. Yet, in 1914 when the country declared war, the overwhelming expectation was that Britain’s efforts would be primarily focussed on the sea. As such, this volume is a welcome corrective to what is ..