The centenary of the start of World War One in 1914 provides an opportunity to assess the role and impact of conflict in the history of the last century, and also to consider how warfare has changed. A Century of Conflict offers a clear, global study of these topics that is both conceptually and met[...]

Jeremy Black's vigorous and fascinating study tells the story of a group of islands, their peoples, and their remarkable impact on the rest of the world. From the earliest pre-history right up to the present day, this stirring account describes the astonishingly varied stages through which the Briti[...]

The sixty-year reign of George III (1760-1820) witnessed and participated in some of the most critical events of modern world history: the ending of the Seven Years' War with France, the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars, the campaign against Napoleon Bonaparte and battle o[...]

Information is power. For more than five hundred years the success or failure of nations has been determined by a country's ability to acquire knowledge and technical skill and transform them into strength and prosperity. Leading historian Jeremy Black approaches global history from a distinctive pe[...]

Having become highly unfashionable in the 1960s and 1970s, military history is now enjoying a remarkable renaissance. Warfare is now seen as a crucial social, technological and economic function of how states work, each period offering fascinating information both on the battles fought (or not fough[...]

To travel round the world is to be reminded of the very public presence of history, of the past as issue and identity. Yet this is widely underrated. The main reason for the discrepancy is the contrast between the ethos and methods that are central to the modern notion of scholarship that focus on q[...]

The onset of the Italian Wars in 1494 provides the starting point for this impressive survey of European Warfare in early modern Europe. This sharp and compact analysis will interest anyone studying this period of military history[...]

Completely unique in its global scope, this major text does what no other book in the field does: provides students with an excellent account of modern military history with analysis of strategy, as well as tactical and operational developments in the field of war. Carefully written by a highly ren[...]

This original book presents a global approach to eighteenth century warfare. Emphasis is made on the importance of conflict in the period and the capacity for decisiveness in impact and development in method. Through this Jeremy Black extends the view beyond land to naval conflict. "European Warfare[...]

Presents a survey of 52 of the worlds elite fighting forces crack units that have changed the course of battles and influenced the fates of entire nations.[...]