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UNC Reading List for Military History

Reading list for UNC's PhD program in military history, as of 2015. The first 25 are seen as the most crucial books. The list is somewhat focused on American and European history, but it is still a good resource for anyone wanting to improve their knowledge of this field of history. https://networks.h-net.org/node/12840/pages/99774/university-north-carolina-reading-list-military-history
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Hitler's Army: Soldiers, Nazis, and War in the Third Reich (Omer Bartov)
Hitler's Army: Soldiers, Nazis, and War in the Third Reich
1
Omer Bartov
Firearms: A Global History to 1700 (Kenneth Chase)
Firearms: A Global History to 1700
2
Kenneth Chase
On War (Carl Von Clausewitz)
On War
3
Carl Von Clausewitz
War in the Middle Ages (Philippe Contamine)
War in the Middle Ages
4
Philippe Contamine
War in Human Civilization (Azar Gat)
War in Human Civilization
5
Azar Gat
The Warriors: Reflections on Men in Battle (J. Glenn Gray)
The Warriors: Reflections on Men in Battle
6
J. Glenn Gray
War and Society in Renaissance Europe, 1450-1620 (J.R. Hale)
War and Society in Renaissance Europe, 1450-1620
7
J.R. Hale
War in European History (Michael Howard)
War in European History
8
Michael Howard
The Soldier and the State: The Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations (Samuel P. Huntington)
The Soldier and the State: The Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations
9
Samuel P. Huntington
The Face of Battle (John Keegan)
The Face of Battle
10
John Keegan
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 (Alfred Thayer Mahan)
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783
11
Alfred Thayer Mahan
The Pursuit of Power: Technology, Armed Force and Society Since A.D. 1000 (William H. McNeill)
The Pursuit of Power: Technology, Armed Force and Society Since A.D. 1000
12
William H. McNeill
For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War (James McPherson)
For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War
13
James McPherson
Arms and Men: A Study in American Military History (Walter Millis)
Arms and Men: A Study in American Military History
14
Walter Millis
Makers of Modern Strategy From Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age (Peter Paret)
Makers of Modern Strategy From Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age
15
Peter Paret
The Military Revolution: Military Innovation and the Rise of the West, 1500-1800. (Geoffrey Parker)
The Military Revolution: Military Innovation and the Rise of the West, 1500-1800.
16
Geoffrey Parker
Waging War: Conflict, Culture, and Innovation in World History (Wayne E. Lee)
Waging War: Conflict, Culture, and Innovation in World History
17
Wayne E. Lee
The Field and the Forge: Population, Production, and Power in the Pre- Industrial West (John Landers)
The Field and the Forge: Population, Production, and Power in the Pre- Industrial West
18
John Landers
At War at Sea: Sailors and Naval Combat in the Twentieth Century (Ronald H. Spector)
At War at Sea: Sailors and Naval Combat in the Twentieth Century
19
Ronald H. Spector
The Art of War (Sun Tzu)
The Art of War
20
Sun Tzu
Thucydides -- The History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides -- The History of the Peloponnesian War
21
Coercion, Capital and European States: AD 990-1992 (Charles Tilly)
Coercion, Capital and European States: AD 990-1992
22
Charles Tilly
Absolute Destruction: Military Culture and the Practices of War in Imperial Germany (Isabel V. Hull)
Absolute Destruction: Military Culture and the Practices of War in Imperial Germany
23
Isabel V. Hull
The American Way of War (Russell F. Weigley)
The American Way of War
24
Russell F. Weigley
Echoes of War: A Thousand Years of Military History in Popular Culture (Michael C. C. Adams)
Echoes of War: A Thousand Years of Military History in Popular Culture
25
Michael C. C. Adams
The Echo of Battle: The Army's Way of War (Brian McAllister Linn)
The Echo of Battle: The Army's Way of War
26
Brian McAllister Linn
Military Power: Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern Battle (Stephen D. Biddle)
Military Power: Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern Battle
27
Stephen D. Biddle
Rhetoric and Reality in Air Warfare: The Evolution of British and American Ideas About Strategic Bom (Tami Davis Biddle)
Rhetoric and Reality in Air Warfare: The Evolution of British and American Ideas About Strategic Bom
28
Tami Davis Biddle
The Sinews of Power: War, Money, and the English State, 1688-1783 (John Brewer)
The Sinews of Power: War, Money, and the English State, 1688-1783
29
John Brewer
Ordinary Men (Christopher Browning)
Ordinary Men
30
Christopher Browning
Guns, Sails and Empires: Technological Innovation and the Early Phases of European Expansion, 1400-1 (Carlo M. Cipolla)
Guns, Sails and Empires: Technological Innovation and the Early Phases of European Expansion, 1400-1
31
Carlo M. Cipolla
The Limits of Air Power: The American Bombing of North Vietnam (Mark Clodfelter)
The Limits of Air Power: The American Bombing of North Vietnam
32
Mark Clodfelter
Engineers of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned the Tide in the Second World War (Paul Kennedy)
Engineers of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned the Tide in the Second World War
33
Paul Kennedy
The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One (David Kilcullen)
The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One
34
David Kilcullen
The Command of the Air (Giulio Douhet)
The Command of the Air
35
Giulio Douhet
Barbarians and Brothers: Anglo-American Warfare, 1500-1865 (Wayne E. Lee)
Barbarians and Brothers: Anglo-American Warfare, 1500-1865
36
Wayne E. Lee
Strategy: A History (Lawrence Freedman)
Strategy: A History
37
Lawrence Freedman
The Cold War: A New History (John Lewis Gaddis)
The Cold War: A New History
38
John Lewis Gaddis
A History of Military Thought: From the Enlightenment to the Cold War (Azar Gat)
A History of Military Thought: From the Enlightenment to the Cold War
39
Azar Gat
General Lee's Army: From Victory to Collapse (Joseph Glatthaar)
General Lee's Army: From Victory to Collapse
40
Joseph Glatthaar
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