HIST 337: Global Military History I

The complex role warfare played in ancient Greek and Roman civilizations is examined through coverage of key wars and battles; important leaders, armies, organizations, and weapons; and other noteworthy aspects of conflict.

This detailed study is the only reference work of its kind to address Spain's conquest of Central and South America, providing in-depth coverage of native and European ideologies, political motivations, and cultural practices of the region.

Provides comprehensive coverage of the North American Indian Wars, beginning with the first Indian-settler conflicts that arose in the early 1600s, through December 1890.

Offers broad coverage of the Roman army, from the lives of individual soldiers to military issues such as hierarchical command structure, tactics, strategy, and battle.

Entries spotlight the key battles, standout individuals, essential weapons, and social, political, and economic developments, and examine the wider, concurrent European developments which directly affected this conflict in North America. Primary documents are included.

Provides an exhaustive and accurate view of how and why wars were waged throughout Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Crusader States between 500 C.E. to 1500. Highlighted entries include: the Crusades ; Justinian I ; the Vikings

Access 10 contextual essays, maps, and a chronology, along with entries covering the people, places, battles, and other related events and topics of the French Revolution and Napoleonic eras (from ABC-CLIO).

Provides an in-depth examination of not only the military conflict itself, but also the impact of the war on both nations; and how this conflict was the first waged by Americans on foreign soil and served to establish critical U.S. military, political, and foreign policy precedents. The entries analyze the Mexican-American War from both the American and Mexican perspectives, in equal measure.

This five-volume encyclopedia includes entries on the people, battles, armies, and states involved in the War, as well as topics related to society and culture such as music, religion, newspapers, medicine, and more. A Civil War chronology; bibliography; and collection of primary documents are also included.

Two volumes introduce the history of colonial wars in Africa and illustrate why African countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Somalia, and Sudan continue to experience ethnic, political, and religious violence in the early 21st century. * Contains alphabetical entries on wars, campaigns, battles, leaders, and other topics related to European colonial conquest in Africa.

Written by experts for use by nonexperts, this monumental work probes Germany's "Genius for War" and the unmistakable pattern of tactical and operational innovation and excellence evident throughout the nation's military history. * Examines wars, battles, leaders, weapons, and strategy and tactics.

A comprehensive overview of Mexico's military history from 1810 to the present day, including rare facts and information not found online. * Contains 300 entries covering every aspect of military history ranging from weapons to terminology to practices.

This authoritative and comprehensive encyclopedia covers all the key wars, insurgencies, and battles that have occurred in the Middle East roughly between 3100 BCE and the early decades of the twenty-first century. Volume 4 consists of primary documents.

This easy-to-use reference explores the people and events that shaped Russian military history and impacted Europe, Asia, and the world over the past eight centuries.

Comprising relevant selections from the four ancient writers whose portraits of Alexander the Great still survive--Arrian, Diodorus, Plutarch, and Quintus Curtius--this volume provides a complete narrative of the important events in Alexander's life.

Mongol leader Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known. His empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East, and Russia. So how did an illiterate nomad rise to such colossal power and subdue most of the known world, eclipsing Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon?

The three commanders-in-chief during the Waterloo campaign rank among the most famous soldiers in history. Andrew Uffindell, in this readable and meticulously researched three-part biography, gives vivid accounts of their parallel lives and extraordinary careers.

Each Essential Histories book studies the origins, politics, fighting and repercussions of one major war or theatre of war, from both military and civilian perspectives. Spanning 3000 years of human conflict, most major wars are covered, from the Punic Wars to the Iran-Iraq war.

This series includes volumes covering the Spanish Civil War, the War in Vietnam, World War II, Arab-Israeli Conflict, and others.

This series provides good overview of a country's history.

Featured countries: Iran; Russia; Somalia

These brief volumes include a great overview of people, events and topics.

Highlighted volumes include: the First World War; Nuclear Weapons; the Spanish Civil War

The acclaimed author of The Face of Battle examines centuries of conflict in a variety of diverse societies and cultures.

Covers the iconic weapons, armor, equipment, and battles that have defined war through the ages, showing the impact of changes in military technology on the very fabric of history.

This works provides a detailed chronology of the events of military conflict involving the Americas beginning in 1492 and continuing through modern times. Volume 2 begins with the American Revolution continues into the 21st century.

The Oxford Handbook of Warfare in the Classical World offers a critical examination of war and organized violence, and their relevance beyond the battlefield.

Traces the evolution of the art of warfare in the Greek and Roman worlds between 1600 B.C. and A.D. 800, from the rise of Mycenaean civilization to the fall of Ravenna and the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.

Most studies of ancient warfare focus only on the Greeks and the Romans, but this sweeping study covers the whole of the ancient world from Greece and Rome to the Near East, then eastward to Parthia, India, and China. It details the rise and fall of empires, the role of leadership, and the development of tactics and strategy.

Examines Byzantine attitudes to warfare, the effects of war on society and culture, and the relations between the soldiers, their leaders and society.

Helen Nicholson offers a masterly synthesis and summary of the present state of knowledge and debates on various aspects of warfare in medieval Catholic Europe between AD 300 and 1500.

This atlas tracks the political configuration of Northeast Asia in ten-year segments from 1590 to 1890, in five-year segments from 1890 to 1960, and in ten-year segments from 1960 to 2010, delineating the distinct history and importance of the region.

Historical Atlas of the Crusades chronicles this turning point in European history. Containing evidence from the latest discoveries and research, this book examines the causes, developments, and people who fought for their faith and themselves.