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UNC Reading List for Military History - Page 2

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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The Hard Hand of War: Union Military Policy Toward Southern Civilians, 1861-1865 (Mark Grimsley)
The Hard Hand of War: Union Military Policy Toward Southern Civilians, 1861-1865
Mark Grimsley
42
On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
43
Gunpowder & Galleys: Changing Technology & Mediterranean Warfare at Sea in the 16th Century (John Francis Guilmartin)
Gunpowder & Galleys: Changing Technology & Mediterranean Warfare at Sea in the 16th Century
John Francis Guilmartin
44
Weapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe: Gunpowder, Technology, and Tactics (Bert S. Hall)
Weapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe: Gunpowder, Technology, and Tactics
Bert S. Hall
45
The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece (Victor Davis Hanson)
The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece
Victor Davis Hanson
46
America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975 (George C. Herring)
America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975
George C. Herring
47
William Marshal: Knighthood, War and Chivalry, 1147-1219 (David Crouch)
William Marshal: Knighthood, War and Chivalry, 1147-1219
David Crouch
48
The Soldiers' Tale: Bearing Witness to a Modern War (Samuel Hynes)
The Soldiers' Tale: Bearing Witness to a Modern War
Samuel Hynes
49
Reconsidering the American Way of War (Antulio J. Echevarria II)
Reconsidering the American Way of War
Antulio J. Echevarria II
50
Fast Tanks and Heavy Bombers: Innovation in the U.S. Army, 1917-1945 (David E. Johnson)
Fast Tanks and Heavy Bombers: Innovation in the U.S. Army, 1917-1945
David E. Johnson
51
Politics and War: European Conflict From Philip II to Hitler (David Kaiser)
Politics and War: European Conflict From Philip II to Hitler
David Kaiser
52
Counterinsurgency: Exposing the Myths of the New Way of War (Douglas Porch)
Counterinsurgency: Exposing the Myths of the New Way of War
Douglas Porch
53
War Before Civilization (Lawrence Keeley)
War Before Civilization
Lawrence Keeley
54
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers (Paul Kennedy)
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
Paul Kennedy
55
American Soldiers: Ground Combat in the World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam (Peter S. Kindsvatter)
American Soldiers: Ground Combat in the World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam
Peter S. Kindsvatter
56
European Naval and Maritime History, 300- 1500 (Archibald R. Lewis and Timothy J. Runyan)
European Naval and Maritime History, 300- 1500
Archibald R. Lewis and Timothy J. Runyan
57
The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire (Edward N. Luttwak)
The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire
Edward N. Luttwak
58
Battle: A Cultural History of Combat and Culture (John A. Lynn)
Battle: A Cultural History of Combat and Culture
John A. Lynn
59
Portable Machiavelli (Machiavelli)
Portable Machiavelli
Machiavelli
60
The War for America, 1775-1783 (Piers MacKesy)
The War for America, 1775-1783
Piers MacKesy
61
Selected Military Writings (Mao Tse-Tung)
Selected Military Writings
Mao Tse-Tung
62
Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
Battle Cry of Freedom
James M. McPherson
63
Military Effectiveness (Allan Reed Millett and Murray Williamson)
Military Effectiveness
Allan Reed Millett and Murray Williamson
64
Fallen Soldiers: Reshaping the Memory of the World Wars (George L. Mosse)
Fallen Soldiers: Reshaping the Memory of the World Wars
George L. Mosse
65
War and Society in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds: Asia, the Mediterranean, Europe, and Mesoameric (Kurt Raaflaub and Nathan Rosenstein Ed.)
War and Society in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds: Asia, the Mediterranean, Europe, and Mesoameric
Kurt Raaflaub and Nathan Rosenstein Ed.
66
Importing the European Army: The Introduction of European Military Techniques and Institutions Into (David B. Ralston)
Importing the European Army: The Introduction of European Military Techniques and Institutions Into
David B. Ralston
67
The Military Revolution Debate: Readings on the Transformation of Early Modern Europe (Roger Clifford Ed.)
The Military Revolution Debate: Readings on the Transformation of Early Modern Europe
Roger Clifford Ed.
68
Soldiers & Ghosts: A History of Battle in Classical Antiquity (J.E. Lendon)
Soldiers & Ghosts: A History of Battle in Classical Antiquity
J.E. Lendon
69
The Rise of American Air Power: The Creation of Armageddon (Michael S. Sherry)
The Rise of American Air Power: The Creation of Armageddon
Michael S. Sherry
70
The First World War (Hew Strachan)
The First World War
Hew Strachan
71
Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800 (John K. Thornton)
Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800
John K. Thornton
72
Supplying War: Logistics From Wallenstein to Patton (Martin Van Creveld)
Supplying War: Logistics From Wallenstein to Patton
Martin Van Creveld
73
A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II (Gerhard L. Weinberg)
A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II
Gerhard L. Weinberg
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