With German U-boats wreaking havoc in the merchant shipping of the Triple Entente and increasingly jeopardizing citizens of the United States in the process, military and civilian officials in the neutral country began organizing as early as 1915 for what appeared to be an inevi…
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During the Second World War, African American soldiers were stationed all over the world as part of the American war effort. During these deployments, African Americans encountered a number of white societies, such as those in Britain and Australia, which they generally interact…
The nature of the military-media relationship in the United States has evolved through the nature of the wars the United States has fought and the media portrayal of these conflicts. The outcome that the media coverage of American foreign military involvement is evidenced in the…
Using the lenses of collective memory and medievalism, this study examines the rise and fall of crusader medievalism in Britain over one hundred and twenty years from the publication of Sir Walter Scott's famous novel set in the Third Crusade, The Talisman (1825), to the end of …
This research examines British intellectual debates on warfare throughout the mid-20th century. The thesis identifies different discourses that emerged as a result of the changes in international relations and military technology at this time. It posits that intellectual contrib…
This thesis analyses the logistics behind the expansion and operations of the Royal NavalAir Service and the Fleet Air Ann during the two World Wars. The logistics of Britishnaval aviation has largely been a peripheral topic compared with operational issues. Studiesof aviation d…
In this thesis the researcher discusses the implementation of force multipliers in the Prussian and German military. Originating with the wars of Frederick the Great and the geographical position of Prussia, force multipliers were key to the defense of the small state. As time c…
The use of seaplanes and seaplane bases in a military capacity numerically peaked during the Second World War in the Pacific Theater where they were ideally suited for that arena of vast ocean dotted with specks of land. In their drive across the region, the United States Navy c…
The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) were a group of 1,102 women trained by the Army Air Forces (AAF) for the purpose of freeing male AAF pilots for combat duties overseas. From the inception of the WASP program in 1943, it was understood that the women would gain a militari…
This thesis covers the history of the Maumelle Ordnance Works from its creation to its eventual shutdown in the 1950’s. It goes into detail on the buildings of the plant along with the materials that the plant manufactured for use in the Second World War. This thesis also covers…