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Oxford Bibliographies in Military History

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• Concise treatment of large topics such as "American War of Independence" or "War of the Roses" to quickly get you up to speed on topics outside of your area of expertise
• Entries cover policy and practice appealing to those who view Military History as a primarily practice based discipline.
• Expert recommendation on the best works available in Military History whether it be a chapter, a book, a journal article, a Website, blog, or data set streamline the research process
• The largest and most important language families are covered in depth allowing researchers interested in particular language families to gain access to specialized scholarship
• Interdisciplinary research connects students and researchers in adjacent fields to the most important issues at the intersection with Military History
• Each subject area has an Editor in Chief, an Editorial Board and peer reviewers, ensuring balanced perspective with scholarly accuracy, authority, and objectivity

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'Our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor'

This year, as the United States celebrates 242 years of independence, I cannot help but reflect upon the sort of country that the Second Continental Congress hoped to create and, more importantly, the sort of men they envisioned leading it. The men who declared independence were men of their time, as indeed was the author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson.

Posted on July 2, 2018

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Reflections on the Teflon king, Charlemagne

Few historical figures have been as universally acclaimed as Charlemagne. Born on 2 April, probably in 748, he became sole king of the Franks in 771 and Emperor in 800. Charlemagne was always very careful to polish his own image. Official writing, like the Royal Frankish Annals, omits or misrepresents delicate events and glosses over military defeats.

Posted on April 4, 2017

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The Battle of Britain and the Blitz

On 7 September 1940, German bombers raided the east London docks area in two waves of devastating attacks. The date has always been taken as the start of the so-called 'Blitz' (from the German 'Blitzkrieg' or lightning war) when for nine months German bombers raided Britain's major cities. But the 7 September attack also came at the height of the Battle of Britain.

Posted on September 7, 2016

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1914-1918: the paradox of semi-modern war

By Dennis Showalter The looming centennial of the Great War has inspired a predicable abundance of conferences, books, articles, and blog posts. Most are built on a familiar meme: the war as a symbol of futility. Soldiers and societies alike are presented as victims of flawed intentions and defective methods, which in turn reflected inability or unwillingness to adapt to the spectrum of innovations (material, intellectual, and emotional), that made the Great War the first modern conflict.

Posted on June 7, 2014

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