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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
41
Mark Grimsley
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
42
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
43
John Francis Guilmartin
Weapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe: Gunpowder, Technology, and Tactics (Bert S. Hall)
Weapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe: Gunpowder, Technology, and Tactics
44
Bert S. Hall
The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece (Victor Davis Hanson)
The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece
45
Victor Davis Hanson
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
46
George C. Herring
William Marshal: Knighthood, War and Chivalry, 1147-1219 (David Crouch)
William Marshal: Knighthood, War and Chivalry, 1147-1219
47
David Crouch
The Soldiers' Tale: Bearing Witness to a Modern War (Samuel Hynes)
The Soldiers' Tale: Bearing Witness to a Modern War
48
Samuel Hynes
Reconsidering the American Way of War (Antulio J. Echevarria II)
Reconsidering the American Way of War
49
Antulio J. Echevarria II
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
50
David E. Johnson
Politics and War: European Conflict From Philip II to Hitler (David Kaiser)
Politics and War: European Conflict From Philip II to Hitler
51
David Kaiser
Counterinsurgency: Exposing the Myths of the New Way of War (Douglas Porch)
Counterinsurgency: Exposing the Myths of the New Way of War
52
Douglas Porch
War Before Civilization (Lawrence Keeley)
War Before Civilization
53
Lawrence Keeley
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers (Paul Kennedy)
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
54
Paul Kennedy
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
55
Peter S. Kindsvatter
European Naval and Maritime History, 300-  1500 (Archibald R. Lewis and Timothy J. Runyan)
European Naval and Maritime History, 300- 1500
56
Archibald R. Lewis and Timothy J. Runyan
The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire (Edward N. Luttwak)
The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire
57
Edward N. Luttwak
Battle: A Cultural History of Combat and Culture (John A. Lynn)
Battle: A Cultural History of Combat and Culture
58
John A. Lynn
Portable Machiavelli (Machiavelli)
Portable Machiavelli
59
Machiavelli
The War for America, 1775-1783 (Piers MacKesy)
The War for America, 1775-1783
60
Piers MacKesy
Selected Military Writings (Mao Tse-Tung)
Selected Military Writings
61
Mao Tse-Tung
Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
Battle Cry of Freedom
62
James M. McPherson
Military Effectiveness (Allan Reed Millett and Murray Williamson)
Military Effectiveness
63
Allan Reed Millett and Murray Williamson
Fallen Soldiers: Reshaping the Memory of the World Wars (George L. Mosse)
Fallen Soldiers: Reshaping the Memory of the World Wars
64
George L. Mosse
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
65
Kurt Raaflaub and Nathan Rosenstein Ed.
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
66
David B. Ralston
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
67
Roger Clifford Ed.
Soldiers & Ghosts: A History of Battle in Classical Antiquity (J.E. Lendon)
Soldiers & Ghosts: A History of Battle in Classical Antiquity
68
J.E. Lendon
The Rise of American Air Power: The Creation of Armageddon (Michael S. Sherry)
The Rise of American Air Power: The Creation of Armageddon
69
Michael S. Sherry
The First World War (Hew Strachan)
The First World War
70
Hew Strachan
Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800 (John K. Thornton)
Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800
71
John K. Thornton
Supplying War: Logistics From Wallenstein to Patton (Martin Van Creveld)
Supplying War: Logistics From Wallenstein to Patton
72
Martin Van Creveld
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
73
Gerhard L. Weinberg
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