Enduring Controversies in Military History: Critical Analyses and Context [2 volumes]
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Tucker, Spencer. Enduring Controversies in Military History: Critical Analyses and Context [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO, 2017. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440841200.
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This provocative examination of major controversies in military history enables readers to learn how scholars approach controversial topics and provides a model for students in the study and discussion of other historical events.
• Provides compelling examinations of major controversies in military history from the time of the ancient world to the modern day• Enables readers to see how historians address such topics and understand how their process could be applied to other topics or research areas
• Offers a bibliography specific to each topic to give students looking to do further research a wealth of options
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Enduring Controversies in Military History: Critical Analyses and Context [2 volumes]
Author(s): Tucker, Spencer;Contributors: Tucker, Spencer; Tucker, Spencer;Abstract:This provocative examination of major controversies in military history enables readers to learn how scholars approach controversial topics and provides a model for students in the study and discussion of other historical events.
• Provides compelling examinations of major controversies in military history from the time of the ancient world to the modern day• Enables readers to see how historians address such topics and understand how their process could be applied to other topics or research areas
• Offers a bibliography specific to each topic to give students looking to do further research a wealth of options
Editor(s): Tucker, Spencer;SortTitle: enduring controversies in military history: critical analyses and context [2 volumes]Author Info:Spencer C. TuckereditorSpencer C. TuckerauthoreISBN-13: 9781440841200Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440841200.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440841194Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 992Publication Date: 20170930Table of Contents pages: 1 2
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- Cover page a1
- Halftitle page i2
- Title page iii4
- Copyright page iv5
- Dedication v6
- Contents vii8
- Introduction xix20
- PART I Ancient Greece and Rome (500 BCE–500 CE) 124
- 1. WHAT Was THE PRI MARY CAUSE OF THE PELOPONNESI AN WAR? 326
- 2. Why Did Alexander The Great’s Empire Fall Apart So Soon After His Death? 1639
- 3. WHY WAS THE CART HAGINIAN GENERAL HANNIBAL SO SUCCESSFUL AGAINST ROMAN ARMIES BUT ULTIMATELY DEFEATED IN HIS WAR AGAINST ROME? 2851
- 4. WHY DID JULIUS CAESAR PREVAIL IN THE CAESARIAN-POMPEIAN CIVIL WAR YET ULTIMATELY LOSE SUPPORT TO THE EXTENT THAT HE WAS ASSASSINATED BY HIS OWN PEOPLE? 4467
- 5. WHAT CAUSED THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE? 5881
- PART II The Middle Ages (500–1500) 7396
- 6. WHAT IS THE EXPLANATION FOR THE RAPID SUCCESS OF THE ARAB CONQUESTS IN THE HUNDRED YEARS AFTER THE DEATH OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD? 7598
- 7. DID CHARLES MARTEL’S VICTORY IN THE BATTLE OF TOURS PREVENT THE ISLAMIC CONQUEST OF CHRISTIAN EUROPE? 84107
- 8. WHY DID THE CRUSADES ULTIMATELY FAIL TO RETAIN CHRISTIAN CONTROL OF THEHOLY LAND? 95118
- 9. HOW DID THE MONGOL INVADERS MANAGE TO CONQUER AND RULE OVER MUCH OF ASIA IN THE 13TH AND 14TH CENTURIES? 111134
- 10. WHY DID CONSTANTINOPLE FALL TO THE OTTOMANSIN 1453? 126149
- 11. WHY DID ENGLAND WIN THE MAJOR BATTLES BUT FRANCE WIN THE HUNDRED YEARS’ WAR? 134157
- PART III The Emergence of Modern Europe and the Americas (1500–1825) 149172
- 12. WAS THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR PRIMARILY A POLITICAL REBELLION, A CONSTITUTIONAL STRUGGLE, OR A RELIGIOUS CONFLICT? 151174
- 13. DID THE INCA CIVIL WAR PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE SPANISH CONQUEST OF THE INCA EMPIRE ? 168191
- 14. WAS THE THIRTY YEARS’ WAR A RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL CONFLICT? 177200
- 15. WAS “TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION” THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION? 192215
- 16. COULD THE PATRIOT SIDE HAVE PREVAILED IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR WITHOUT FRENCH ASSISTANCE ? 207230
- 17. WAS THE FRENCH REVOLUTION A DIRECT RESUL OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT? 219242
- 18. DOES NAPOLEON BONAPARTE DESERVE HIS REPUTATION AS A MAJOR MILITARY INNOVATOR AND BRILLIANT FIELD COMMANDER ? 234257
- 19. WHICH SIDE WON THE WAR OF 1812? 250273
- 20. WHAT ROLE DID THE ENLIGHTENMENT PLAY IN SPARKING THE LATIN AMERICAN REVOLUTIONS? 261284
- 21. WAS THE CONGRESS OF VIENNA A DIPLOMATIC SUCCESS? 276299
- PART IV The Rise of Imperialism and Nationalism (1825–1914) 289312
- 22. WAS THE UNITED STATES JUSTIFIED IN ANNEXING TEXAS AND TAKING CALIFORNIA FROM MEXICO IN ITS PURSUIT OF MANIFEST DESTINY? 291314
- 23. WERE THE OPIUM WARS DECISIVE IN THE HISTORY OF MODERN CHINA? 303326
- 24. HOW Was A RELATIVELY SMALL BRITISH ARMY ABLE TO CONQUER THE SUBCONTINENT OF INDIA? 315338
- 25. WHAT WAS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN BRINGING ABOUT THE CRIMEAN WAR? 330353
- 26. WAS SLAVERY THE PRINCIPAL CAUSE OF THE AMERICAN CIVILWAR? 344367
- 27. IN WHAT WAYS DID AFRICAN AMERICANS AFFECT THE OUTCOME OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR? 360383
- 28. WHAT WAS THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THE CONFEDERATE DEFEAT IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR? 373396
- 29. WAS OTTO VON BISMARCK LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UNIFICATION OF GER MANY IN 1871? 385408
- 30. DID THE UNIFICATION OF GERMANY MAKE A GENERAL EUROPEAN WAR INEVITABLE? 399422
- 31. DID THE AMERICAN INDIAN WARS CONSTITUTE GENOCIDE? 411434
- 32. WHAT WAS THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR? 427450
- PART V The World at War (1914–1945) 441464
- 9781440841200_Vol-2 Cover1506
- Cover page Cover1506
- Halftitle page i507
- Title page iii509
- Copyright page iv510
- Dedication v511
- Contents vii513
- Introduction xix525
- PART V (Continued) The World at War (1914–1945) xxiii529
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