"Japan at War in the Pacific recounts the dramatic story of Japan's transformation from a Samurai-led feudal society to a modern military-industrial empire in the space of a few decades--and the many wars it fought along the way. These culminated in an attempt by Japan's militar…
"Japan at War in the Pacific recounts the dramatic story of Japan's transformation from a Samurai-led feudal society to a modern military-industrial empire in the space of a few decades--and the many wars it fought along the way. These culminated in an attempt by Japan's militar…
At the end of World War II, the Allies were unanimous in their determination to disarm the former aggressor Germany. As the Cold War intensified, however, the decision whether to reverse that policy and to rearm West Germany as a bulwark against the Soviet threat led to disagree…
At the end of World War II, the Allies were unanimous in their determination to disarm the former aggressor Germany. As the Cold War intensified, however, the decision whether to reverse that policy and to rearm West Germany led to disagreements both within the U.S. government a…
This title overturns existing thinking to show that the Royal Navy engaged professionally in war planning in the years before the First World War.
It has been widely accepted that British naval war planning from the late nineteenth century to the First World War was amateur and driven by personal political agenda. But Shawn T. Grimes argues that this was far from the case. His extensive original research shows that, in fac…
The book demonstrates how France and Russia were originally seen as the potential enemies, with the focus changing to Germany in the early years of the twentieth century. Throughout the period, the book argues, Britain had a consistent, well-developed strategy.
When and why did the Royal Navy come to view the expansion of German maritime power as a threat to British maritime security? Contrary to current thinking, Matthew S. Seligmann argues that Germany emerged as a major threat at the outset of the twentieth century, not because of i…
"This is the fourth and final volume in a pioneering series on the Chinese military. The book begins with an examination of Chinese military culture and history - with special attention to the transition from Mao Zedong's revolutionary doctrine and the conflict with Moscow - and…
"This is the fourth and final volume in a pioneering series on the Chinese military. The book begins with an examination of Chinese military culture and history - with special attention to the transition from Mao Zedong's revolutionary doctrine and the conflict with Moscow - and…
