This book examines the major controversies in military history from the time of the ancient world to the modern day, providing a complete background of the controversial topic to provide context and offering multiple perspective essays written by scholars in the field. It looks at how historians address such topics and understand how their process could be applied to other topics or research areas and offers a bibliography specific to each topic to...

This work documents the evolution of warfare across history through weaponry and technological change.

This book follows America's history of intelligence gathering, undercover operations, and irregular warfare. Through chronologically organized chapters, the author examines secret military maneuvers, highlighting the elements common to covert and special operations across historical eras, and concluding with a chapter on national security since the attacks of September 11, 2001.

Offers a comprehensive timeline of the key events in the history of the U.S. Army, from the American Revolutionary War to today's ongoing conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.

This book presents readers with an overview of D-Day, illustrating its great importance in military and world history, identifying mistakes committed on both sides, and explaining all aspects of the 1944 Allied invasion of France and the Normandy Campaign that followed. Nine key primary source documents, four appendices, a bibliography of books on the subject, and a timeline of critical events are also provided.

This set presents easy-to-understand information on 90 global conflicts and diplomatic efforts. It covers specific conflicts that have had a truly global impact, as well as the efforts and organizations focused on solving these conflicts. Arranged alphabetically, each of the approximately 90 entries will cover the origins of a conflict or diplomatic effort, its current status, and its wide-ranging impact on the world.