A critical analysis of social memories of the Spanish Civil War, with specific reference to the rural context of the conflict. Based on a mixture of archival research and interviews with the inhabitants of one village in Huelva the book focuses on the forgotten history of the conflict.
The Photo History of the American 70th Tank Battalion in World War II
The U.S. 70th Tank Battalion boasts one of the most impressive combat records of any American armored unit in World War II. It was in the thick of the action in North Africa, Sicily, D-Day, Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge, and the final drive into Germany. This is the story of one of the most distinguished American tank units of World War II.
Author Lena Sisco, a former Department of Defense Military Interrogator and U.S. Navy officer, takes the reader through the missions and personal lives of U.S. Marines who have been forward-deployed in hostile environments all across the Middle East. She shows how they use the mastery of their sniper skills to mitigate threats and negate the ......
This timely book offers a world history of insurgencies and of counterinsurgency warfare. Jeremy Black moves beyond the conventional Western-centric narrative, reaching back to antiquity to trace the pre-modern origins of war within states. His sweeping study will be essential reading for all students of military history.
A study of National Service, or the Call Up, which operated in Britain in the years immediately after the Second World War. Men of all classes were enlisted in the Armed Forces in order to bolster Britain's military might. This book tells the story of individual men and there by tells the story of the whole Call Up process.
Exploding the Myth of Jewish Passivity in the Face of Nazism
One of the most common assumptions about World War II is that the Jews did not actively resist their own extermination. Ginsberg convincingly argues that the Jews not only resisted the Nazis, but actually played a major role in Germany's defeat. In this compelling, cogent history, we discover that Jews contributed powerfully to Hitler's end.
A multinational team of scholars and experts address the issue of controlling the use of privatized forces by states. They address the role of contract employees, their acceptance by military personnel, and possible tensions between them.
Published during the war's centennial, this is the story of the First World War through forty propaganda posters. Revealing essays provide informative, provocative, and entertaining analysis of each poster, unpacking the visual imagery and setting the poster within the military, political, social, and cultural history of the war.
A multinational team of scholars and experts address the issue of controlling the use of privatized forces by states. They address the role of contract employees, their acceptance by military personnel, and possible tensions between them.