Arms and the Man

Military History Essays in Honor of Dennis Showalter

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

These essays honor Dennis Showalter, a pioneer in the field of military history and a mentor to an entire generation of scholars. The essays themselves are written by some of the best-known and most highly-respected scholars in the field. They span the globe and cover a wide range of military history topics from the ancient world to the present day. As a group, this book represents not only a collection in honor of a great scholar, but a collection of some of the highest-quality cutting-edge scholarship in the field today. It will be of interest to anyone who wants to understand the history of warfare.Contributors are William J. Astore, Mary Kathryn Barbier, Jeremy Black, Robert M. Citino, Kelly DeVries, Richard L. DiNardo, Robert A. Doughty, Holger H. Herwig, Eugenia C. Kiesling, Robert McJimsey, Michael S. Neiberg and Dennis Showalter.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-05-10
Mått:155 x 235 x 21 mm
Vikt:600 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:History of Warfare
Antal sidor:276
Förlag:Brill
Medarbetare:MichaelS. Neiberg
ISBN:9789004206687

Utforska kategorier

Militärhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Michael S. Neiberg, Ph.D. (1996 ) in History, Carnegie-Mellon University, is Professor of History at University of Southern Mississippi. He has wide-ranging publications on World War I, most notably Fighting the Great War: A Global History (Harvard, 2005).

Innehållsförteckning

List of Contributors ...viiIntroduction ... 1Michael S. Neiberg1.Loving the German War Machine: America’s Infatuation with Blitzkrieg, Warfighters, and Militarism ... 52.William J. Astore3.‘Clash of the Titans’: Law vs Security in World War II Britain ... 314.Mary Kathryn Barbier5.Military Cultures, Military Histories and the Current Emergency ... 636.Jeremy Black7.Manstein, the Battle of Kharkov, and the Limits of Command ... 838.Robert M. Citino9.Th e Question of Medieval Military Professionalism ... 11310.Kelly DeVries11.Modern Soldier in a Busby: August von Mackensen, 1914–1916 ... 13112.Richard L. DiNardo13.Winning and Losing: France on the Marne and on the Meuse ... 16914.Robert A. Doughty15.Th e Forgotten Campaign: Alsace-Lorraine August 1914 ... 19316.Holger H. Herwig17.“Total War, Total Nonsense” or “Th e Military Historian’s Fetish” ... 21518.Eugenia C. Kiesling19.England’s “Descent” on France and the Origins of Blue-water Strategy ... 24320.Robert McJimseyConclusion ... 259Dennis ShowalterList of Books by Dennis Showalter ...267Select Bibliography ...269Index ...273