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What Is Military History?
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Polity Pr
Publication date
October 2, 2006
Pages
150
Binding
Paperback
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780745633916
ISBN-10
0745633919
Dimensions
0.50 by 5.50 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.45 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$19.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: What is Military History? presents a clear, readable introduction to a popular field of history. It shows that military history encompasses not just accounts of campaigns and battles but includes a wide range of perspectives on all aspects of past military organization and activity. In concise chapters it explains the fundamental features of the field, including:
The history of military history, showing how it has developed from ancient times to the present;
The key ideas and concepts that shape analysis of military activity; it argues that military history is as methodologically and philosophically sophisticated as any field of history;
The current controversies about which military historians argue, and why they are important;
A survey of who does military history, where it is taught and published, and how it is practiced;
A look at where military history is headed in the future.
What is Military History? is ideal for classes in military history and in historiography generally, as well as for anyone interested in learning more about the dynamics of a rich and growing area of study.
The history of military history, showing how it has developed from ancient times to the present;
The key ideas and concepts that shape analysis of military activity; it argues that military history is as methodologically and philosophically sophisticated as any field of history;
The current controversies about which military historians argue, and why they are important;
A survey of who does military history, where it is taught and published, and how it is practiced;
A look at where military history is headed in the future.
What is Military History? is ideal for classes in military history and in historiography generally, as well as for anyone interested in learning more about the dynamics of a rich and growing area of study.
Editions
Hardcover
2 edition from Polity Pr (October 22, 2012)
9780745659787 | details & prices | 165 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $59.95
1 edition from Polity Pr (October 2, 2006)
9780745633909 | details & prices | 150 pages | 5.50 × 8.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $59.95
About: What is Military History?
About: What is Military History?
Paperback
2 edition from Polity Pr (November 13, 2012)
9780745659794 | details & prices | 165 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $19.95
About: This clear, readable introduction to the popular field of military history is now available in a refreshed and updated second edition.
About: This clear, readable introduction to the popular field of military history is now available in a refreshed and updated second edition.
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1 edition from Polity Pr (October 2, 2006)
9780745633916 | details & prices | 150 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $19.95
About: What is Military History?
About: What is Military History?
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