"This book examines the strategies that led King Philip III to extend the laurel branch to his foes. Paul Allen argues that, contrary to widespread belief, the king's gestures of peace were in fact part of a grand strategy to enable Spain to regain military and economic strength…
"This book examines the strategies that led King Philip III to extend the laurel branch to his foes. Paul Allen argues that, contrary to widespread belief, the king's gestures of peace were in fact part of a grand strategy to enable Spain to regain military and economic strength…
"During the seventeenth century, Holland created the world's most dynamic colonial empire, outcompeting the British and capturing Spanish and Portuguese colonies. Yet, in the Sino-Dutch War--Europe's first war with China--the Dutch met their match in a colorful Chinese warlord n…
A military history of China
Armed conflict has always played an important role in Chinese history. Most of China's imperial dynasties were established as a result of success in battle, and the same may be said of the Guomindang (KMT) and Communist regimes in the 20th century. This volume offers a basic int…
Evaluates Lincoln's talents as a commander in chief in spite of limited military experience, tracing the ways in which he worked with, or against, his senior commanders to defeat the Confederacy and reshape the presidential role.
This study aims to bridge a gap in the literature on revolutions in military affairs, suggesting that there have been two very different phenomena at work over the past centuries - military revolutions and revolutions in military affairs.
This study aims to bridge a gap in the literature on revolutions in military affairs, suggesting that there have been two very different phenomena at work over the past centuries - military revolutions and revolutions in military affairs.
This textbook focuses on the traditional and contemporary uses of organised force for political ends. It highlights the continuing relevance of traditional and new thinking about strategy for understanding the complex issues of war and peace.
In early 1942, the strategic situation was bleak for the United States. She had been in continual retreat since Pearl Harbor, surrendering major areas such as the Philippines, and was preparing for the worst in Hawaii and on the West Coast. The Japanese, on the other hand, had s…
Beschrijving in woord en beeld van de moeizame Britse verovering van Caen in 1944, een belangrijk onderdeel in de slag om Normandië.