What is Military History?

Contents

1. An Introduction to Military History
Military History: Definitions, Topics, Scope
Who Studies Military History and Why?
Overview of this Book
2. Military Historiography
Classical Roots: Military History in Ancient Times Military History in the Traditional World: Histories, Manuals, and War Tales
Science, Nationalism, and General Staffs: Military History in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
New Military Histories: The Transformations of the Last 50 Years
3. Conceptual Frameworks
Military History and Philosophy of History
Military Art and Practice
War and Society: Interdisciplinary Influences
Global History and Comparative Methodology
Conclusions
4. Current Controversies
Military Revolutions
Counter-Insurgency: History and Policy
?The West?: Exceptionalism and Dominance?
Is Naval History Military History?
War, Society, and Culture: Other Controversies
Conclusion: Revisionism and Reading the Process of History
5. Doing Military History
Forms
Sources
Programs
Journals, Presses, and Associations
6. The Future of Military History
Trends in the Field
The Politics of Military History
Notes
Further Reading
Index