Journal of Military History
Table of Contents
Vol. 63, No. 2
April 1999


Articles:

Christopher S. Dwyer, "Raiding Strategy: As Applied by the Western Confederate Cavalry in the American Civil War," Journal of Military History 63/2: 263-282.

Elizabeth Greenhalgh, "'Parade Ground Soldiers': French Army Assessments of the British on the Somme in 1916," Journal of Military History 63/2: 283-312.

Alex Danchev, "Liddell Hart and the Indirect Approach," Journal of Military History 63/2: 313-338.

Carl Boyd, "U.S. Navy Radio Intelligence During the Second World War and the Sinking of the Japanese Submarine I-52," Journal of Military History 63/2: 339-354.

William Rawling, "The Challenge of Modernization: The Royal Canadian Navy and Antisubmarine Weapons, 1944-1945," Journal of Military History 63/2: 355-378.

 

Historiography Essay

Victor Davis Hanson, "The Status of Ancient Military History: Traditional Work, Recent Research, and On-going Controversies," Journal of Military History 63/2: 379-414.

 

Review Essay

Barton J. Bernstein, "The Making of the Atomic Admiral: "Deak" Parsons and Modernizing the U.S. Navy," Journal of Military History 63/2: 415-426.

 

Document of Note

"Wellington Instructs the Yanks," submitted by Larry I. Bland, Journal of Military History 63/2: 427-429.

 

Reviews

Why Wars Happen, by Jeremy Black, reviewed by Paul M. Kennedy, Journal of Military History 63/2: 429.

Military Geography for Professionals and the Public, by John M. Collins, reviewed by Paul F. Braim , Journal of Military History 63/2: 430.

The Genius of Alexander the Great, by N. G. L. Hammond, reviewed by Doyne Dawson, Journal of Military History 63/2: 431.

The Tao of Spycraft: Intelligence Theory and Practice in Traditional China, by Ralph Sawyer, reviewed by Rose Mary Sheldon, Journal of Military History 63/2: 432.

Rome and Persia at War, 502-532, by Geoffrey Greatrex, reviewed by Everett L. Wheeler, Journal of Military History 63/2: 435.

Knights and Peasants: The Hundred Years' War in the French Countryside, by Nicholas Wright, reviewed by Clifford J. Rogers, Journal of Military History 63/2: 436.

Sir Francis Drake: The Queen's Pirate, by Harry Kelsey, reviewed by Derek Croxton, Journal of Military History 63/2: 438.

Philip II of Spain, by Henry Kamen, reviewed by Christina B. Beltran, Journal of Military History 63/2: 439.

Losing a Continent: France's North American Policy, 1753-1763, by Frank W. Brecher, reviewed by James Pritchard, Journal of Military History 63/2: 441.

The U.S. Merchant Marine at War, 1775-1945, edited by Bruce L. Felknor, reviewed by René De La Pedraja, Journal of Military History 63/2: 442.

The Royal Navy in European Waters during the American Revolutionary War, by David Syrett, reviewed by Daniel A. Baugh, Journal of Military History 63/2: 444.

The Art of War of Revolutionary France, 1789-1802, by Paddy Griffith, reviewed by Rafe Blaufarb, Journal of Military History 63/2: 445.

The United States and Mexico at War: Nineteenth-Century Expansionism and Conflict, edited by Donald S. Frazier, reviewed by Jack Allen Meyer, Journal of Military History 63/2: 446.

Winfield Scott: The Quest for Military Glory, by Timothy D. Johnson, reviewed by Pedro Santoni, Journal of Military History 63/2: 448.

The White Tecumseh: A Biography of William T. Sherman, by Stanley P. Hirshson, reviewed by Mark R. Grandstaff, Journal of Military History 63/2: 449.

Admiral David Glasgow Farragut: The Civil War Years, by Chester G. Hearn, reviewed by Raimondo Luraghi, Journal of Military History 63/2: 450.

Ironclads at War: The Origin and Development of the Armored Warship, 1854-1891, by Jack Greene and Alessandro Massignani, reviewed by Michael A. Palmer, Journal of Military History 63/2: 451.

The Role of Federal Military Forces in Domestic Disorders, 1877-1945, by Clayton D. Laurie and Ronald H. Cole, reviewed by Barton C. Hacker, Journal of Military History 63/2: 452.

Disease and Empire: The Health of European Troops in the Conquest of Africa, by Philip D. Curtin, reviewed by Joseph P. Smaldone, Journal of Military History 63/2: 453.

U.S. Army Counterinsurgency and Contingency Operations Doctrine, 1860-1941, by Andrew J. Birtle, reviewed by Robert Wooster, Journal of Military History 63/2: 455.

Badge of Courage: The Life of Stephen Crane, by Linda H. Davis, reviewed by David Rachels, Journal of Military History 63/2: 456.

The Spanish-American War: A Historical Dictionary, by Brad K. Berner, reviewed by Graham A. Cosmas, Journal of Military History 63/2: 457.

World War I: A History, edited by Hew Strachan, reviewed by Spencer C. Tucker, Journal of Military History 63/2: 458.

The Life and Times of Pancho Villa, by Friedrich Katz, reviewed by William B. Taylor, Journal of Military History 63/2: 460.

The Outbreak of the First World War: Strategic Planning, Crisis Decision Making, and Deterrence Failure, by John H. Maurer; Decisions for War, 1914, by Keith Wilson; reviewed by Scott W. Lackey, Journal of Military History 63/2: 461.

Field Marshal Sir William Robertson: Chief of the Imperial General Staff in the Great War, by David R. Woodward, reviewed by J. M. Bourne, Journal of Military History 63/2: 464.

Shock Army of the British Empire: The Canadian Corps in the Last 100 Days of the Great War, by Shane Schreiber, reviewed by Geoff Hayes, Journal of Military History 63/2: 465.

Generals in Khaki, by Henry Blaine Davis, Jr., reviewed by Charles R. Shrader, Journal of Military History 63/2: 466.

The Treaty of Versailles: A Reassessment after 75 Years, edited by Manfred F. Boemeke, Gerald D. Feldman, and Elisabeth Glaser, reviewed by Bullitt Lowry, Journal of Military History 63/2: 467.

Alchemist of War: The Life of Basil Liddell Hart, by Alex Danchev, reviewed by Richard M. Swain, Journal of Military History 63/2: 468.

Forging Stalin's Army: Marshal Tukhachevsky and the Politics of Military Innovation, by Sally W. Stoecker, reviewed by Walter S. Dunn, Jr., Journal of Military History 63/2: 470.

Dominion or Decline: Anglo-American Naval Relations in the Pacific, 1937-1941, by Ian Cowman, reviewed by Peter Dennis, Journal of Military History 63/2: 471.

The Story of MAGIC: Memoirs of an American Cryptologic Pioneer, by Frank B. Rowlett, with David Kahn, reviewed by Carl Boyd, Journal of Military History 63/2: 472.

Kaiser and Führer: A Comparative Study of Personality and Politics, by Robert G. L. Waite, reviewed by Hans A. Schmitt, Journal of Military History 63/2: 474.

Historical Dictionary of World War II France: The Occupation, Vichy, and the Resistance, 1938-1946, edited by Bertram M. Gordon, reviewed by William I. Hitchcock, Journal of Military History 63/2: 475

Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States, 1939-44, by Thomas E. Mahl, reviewed by B. Nelson MacPherson, Journal of Military History 63/2: 476.

What If? Strategic Alternatives of WWII, edited by Harold Deutsch and Dennis Showalter, reviewed by Douglas Porch, Journal of Military History 63/2: 478.

Mobilizing America: Robert P. Patterson and the War Effort, 1940-1945, by Keith E. Eiler, reviewed by John Kennedy Ohl, Journal of Military History 63/2: 480.

Tomorrow the World: Hitler, Northwest Africa, and the Path Toward America, by Norman J. W. Goda, reviewed by Mark A. Stoler, Journal of Military History 63/2: 481.

Kharkov 1942: Anatomy of a Military Disaster Through Soviet Eyes, by David M. Glantz, reviewed by John Erickson, Journal of Military History 63/2: 482.

The Solomon Islands Campaign, Guadalcanal to Rabaul: Historiography and Annotated Bibliography, by Eugene L. Rasor, reviewed by John B. Lundstrom, Journal of Military History 63/2: 483.

German U-Boat Losses During World War II: Details of Destruction, by Axel Niestlé, reviewed by Eric C. Rust, Journal of Military History 63/2: 484.

Lady GI: A Woman's War in the South Pacific, The Memoir of Irene Brion, reviewed by Sharon Ritenour Stevens, Journal of Military History 63/2: 486.

The Greatest Thing We Have Ever Attempted: Historical Perspectives on the Normandy Campaign, edited by Steven Weingartner, reviewed by Steven S. Minniear, Journal of Military History 63/2: 487.

Tracking the Axis Enemy: The Triumph of Anglo-American Naval Intelligence, by Alan Harris Bath, reviewed by David Alvarez, Journal of Military History 63/2: 488.

MacArthur's Airman: General George C. Kenney and the War in the Southwest Pacific, by Thomas Griffith, Jr., reviewed by Kenneth P. Werrell, Journal of Military History 63/2: 489.

The Crash of Ruin: American Combat Soldiers in Europe During World War II, by Peter Schrijvers, reviewed by C. Robert Mullauer, Journal of Military History 63/2: 490.

Peace and War: Reminiscences of a Life on the Frontiers of Science, by Robert Serber with Robert P. Crease, reviewed by Frank Settle, Journal of Military History 63/2: 491.

No Bended Knee: The Memoir of General Merrill B. Twining, USMC, by Merrill B. Twining, reviewed by Edwin Howard Simmons, Journal of Military History 63/2: 493.

Berlin in the Balance, 1945-1949: The Blockade, The Airlift, The First Major Battle of the Cold War, by Thomas Parrish, reviewed by Michael L. Hughes, Journal of Military History 63/2: 494.

Waging Peace: How Eisenhower Shaped an Enduring Cold War Strategy, by Robert R. Bowie and Richard H. Immerman, reviewed by Andrew P. N. Erdmann, Journal of Military History 63/2: 495.

Strategy in Vietnam: The Marines and Revolutionary Warfare in I Corps, 1965-1972, by Michael A. Hennessey, reviewed by John Prados, Journal of Military History 63/2: 497.

The Sword and the Olive: A Critical History of the Israeli Defense Force, by Martin van Creveld, reviewed by George Gawrych, Journal of Military History 63/2: 498.

The Blood Road: The Ho Chi Minh Trail and the Vietnam War, by John Prados, reviewed by Lewis Sorley, Journal of Military History 63/2: 499.

Voices from Vietnam: Voices of the Wisconsin Past, edited by Michael E. Stevens, reviewed by Jerry Cooper, Journal of Military History 63/2: 500.

The Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan, by Lester W. Grau, reviewed by Keith Dickson, Journal of Military History 63/2: 502.

The Falklands War: Britain Versus the Past in the South Atlantic, by Daniel K. Gibran, reviewed by Stephen Badsey, Journal of Military History 63/2: 503.

Blue Helmets: The Strategy of UN Military Operations, by John Hillen, reviewed by Brian Urquhart, Journal of Military History 63/2: 504.

Militarism in India: The Army and Civil Society in Consensus, by Apurba Kundu, reviewed by Lorenzo M. Crowell, Journal of Military History 63/2: 505.

Never at War: Why Democracies Will Not Fight One Another, by Spencer R. Weart, reviewed by Lawrence S. Kaplan, Journal of Military History 63/2: 506.

 

Other

BOOKS RECEIVED .... 508

RECENT JOURNAL ARTICLES .... 513

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR .... 518

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