Modern War Studies
William Thomas Allison, General Editor
Theodore A. Wilson, Founding Editor
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The Inland Campaign for Vicksburg
Five Battles in Seventeen Days, May 1-17, 1863
Price: $54.95
Pub Date: April 29, 2024
Format: Hardcover
560 Pages
The Kremlin and the High Command
Presidential Impact on the Russian Military from Gorbachev to Putin
With a New Preface by the Author
Price: $39.95
Pub Date: June 18, 2024
Format: Paperback
256 Pages
Chronicles the trials and tribulations of three Russian presidents’ (Gorbachev’s, Yeltsin’s, and Putin’s) efforts to reform an ossified and ill-prepared Russian military that was beleaguered by the confusing, chaotic, and threatening transformation of the former USSR into the Russian Federation—in order to better meet current and future threats to national security.
The Globe and Anchor Men
U.S. Marines and American Manhood in the Great War Era
Price: $59.95
Pub Date: February 14, 2024
Format: Hardcover
416 Pages
Mark Ryland Folse’s The Globe and Anchor Men offers the first in-depth history of masculinity in the Marine Corps during the World War I era.
After the Glory
The Struggles of Black Civil War Veterans
With a New Preface by the Author
Price: $34.95
Pub Date: February 5, 2024
Format: Paperback
304 Pages
Bayou Battles for Vicksburg
The Swamp and River Expeditions, January 1-April 30, 1863
Price: $49.95
Pub Date: October 15, 2023
Format: Hardcover
552 Pages
Wars Civil and Great
The American Experience in the Civil War and World War I
Price: $29.95
Pub Date: June 13, 2023
Format: Paperback
304 Pages
Thunder and Flames
Americans in the Crucible of Combat, 1917-1918
Price: $32.95
Pub Date: June 2, 2023
Format: Paperback
470 Pages
The first comprehensive military history of American forces in World War I. It explains how the Doughboys of the American Expeditionary Forces confronted and adapted to twentieth century warfare.
Serpents of War
An American Officer's Story of World War I Combat and Captivity
Price: $39.95
Pub Date: June 23, 2023
Format: Hardcover
408 Pages
Real Soldiering
The US Army in the Aftermath of War, 1815–1980
Price: $49.95
Pub Date: June 12, 2023
Format: Hardcover
320 Pages
The Vietnam War from the Rear Echelon
An Intelligence Officer's Memoir, 1972-1973
Price: $29.95
Pub Date: April 7, 2023
Format: Paperback
288 Pages
An intimate look at the latter stages of America's war in Vietnam from the personal viewpoint of a Bronze Star veteran intelligence officer. Provides a view of the war from the rare perspective of the rear echelon—from someone who was deeply involved in trying to devise and implement strategies that would win the war.
The Inland Campaign for Vicksburg
Five Battles in Seventeen Days, May 1-17, 1863
Price: $54.95
Pub Date: April 29, 2024
Format: Hardcover
560 Pages
The Kremlin and the High Command
Presidential Impact on the Russian Military from Gorbachev to Putin
With a New Preface by the Author
Price: $39.95
Pub Date: June 18, 2024
Format: Paperback
256 Pages
Chronicles the trials and tribulations of three Russian presidents’ (Gorbachev’s, Yeltsin’s, and Putin’s) efforts to reform an ossified and ill-prepared Russian military that was beleaguered by the confusing, chaotic, and threatening transformation of the former USSR into the Russian Federation—in order to better meet current and future threats to national security.
The Globe and Anchor Men
U.S. Marines and American Manhood in the Great War Era
Price: $59.95
Pub Date: February 14, 2024
Format: Hardcover
416 Pages
After the Glory
The Struggles of Black Civil War Veterans
With a New Preface by the Author
Price: $34.95
Pub Date: February 5, 2024
Format: Paperback
304 Pages
Bayou Battles for Vicksburg
The Swamp and River Expeditions, January 1-April 30, 1863
Price: $49.95
Pub Date: October 15, 2023
Format: Hardcover
552 Pages
Wars Civil and Great
The American Experience in the Civil War and World War I
Price: $29.95
Pub Date: June 13, 2023
Format: Paperback
304 Pages
Thunder and Flames
Americans in the Crucible of Combat, 1917-1918
Price: $32.95
Pub Date: June 2, 2023
Format: Paperback
470 Pages
The first comprehensive military history of American forces in World War I. It explains how the Doughboys of the American Expeditionary Forces confronted and adapted to twentieth century warfare.
Serpents of War
An American Officer's Story of World War I Combat and Captivity
Price: $39.95
Pub Date: June 23, 2023
Format: Hardcover
408 Pages
Real Soldiering
The US Army in the Aftermath of War, 1815–1980
Price: $49.95
Pub Date: June 12, 2023
Format: Hardcover
320 Pages
The Vietnam War from the Rear Echelon
An Intelligence Officer's Memoir, 1972-1973
Price: $29.95
Pub Date: April 7, 2023
Format: Paperback
288 Pages
An intimate look at the latter stages of America's war in Vietnam from the personal viewpoint of a Bronze Star veteran intelligence officer. Provides a view of the war from the rare perspective of the rear echelon—from someone who was deeply involved in trying to devise and implement strategies that would win the war.