What is Military History?

ISBN: 9781509517602 出版年：2017 页码：188 Stephen Morillo Michael F Pavkovic Wiley

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 Fifty 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. "The West": Exceptionalism and Dominance? 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 Hiostory. Notes. Suggestions for Further Reading. Index.