Palgrave Advances in Modern Military History

Providing a concise introduction to modern military history, this book presents a survey of the significant debates, interpretations and historiographical shifts. It ranges chronologically from the fifteenth to the twenty-first centuries, and thematically across the technological, political, social and cultural dimension of military history.This book provides a concise and accessible introduction to modern military history. The collection is a clear and up-to-date survey of the significant debates, interpretations and historiographical shifts for a series of key themes in military history, ranging chronologically from the fifteenth to the twenty-first centuries, and thematically across the technological, political, social and cultural dimension of military history broadly defined. Each chapter is supported by notes and a brief bibliography outlining further reading.