Journal of Military History

Table of Contents

Vol. 70, No. 3

July 2006


Articles:

Timothy May, "The Training of an Inner Asian Nomad Army in the Pre-Modern Period," The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 617-636.

Tim Cook, "The Politics of Surrender: Canadian Soldiers and the Killing of Prisoners in the Great War," The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 637-666.

James McRandle and James Quirk, "The Blood Test Revisited: A New Look at German Casualty Counts in World War I," The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 667-702.

John Wands Sacca, "Like Strangers in a Foreign Land: Chinese Officers Prepared at American Military Colleges, 1904-37," The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 703-742.

Matthew R. Schwonek, "Kazimierz Sosnkowski as Commander in Chief: The Government-in-Exile and Polish Strategy, 1943-1944," The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 743-780.

 

Historiographical Essay:

Sandra L. Powers, "Studying the Art of War: Military Books Known to American Officers and Their French Counterparts During the Second Half of the Eighteenth Century," The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 781-814.

 

Reviews:

Brian Todd Carey, Joshua B. Allfree, and John Cairns, Warfare in the Ancient World, reviewed by Anthony J. Papalas, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 815-816.

Victor Davis Hanson, A War Like No Other: How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War, reviewed by Everett L. Wheeler, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 816-818.

David S. Bachrach, Religion and the Conduct of War, c. 300-1215, reviewed by John D. Hosler, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 818-820.

Bernard S. Bachrach and David S. Bachrach, translators, The Gesta Tancredi of Ralph of Caen: A History of the Normans on the First Crusade, reviewed by Jonathan Riley-Smith, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 820-821.

James McDermott, England and the Spanish Armada: The Necessary Quarrel; Neil Hanson, The Confident Hope of a Miracle: The True Story of the Spanish Armada, reviewed by Geoffrey Parker, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 821-824.

N. A. M. Rodger, The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, 1649-1815, reviewed by Jennifer L. Speelman, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 824-825.

Military History Society of Ireland, Irishmen in War from the Crusades to 1798: Essays from The Irish Sword, vol. 1; Irishmen in War 1800-2000: Essays from The Irish Sword, vol. 2, reviewed by Paul V. Walsh, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 825-827.

Michael Snape, The Redcoat and Religion: The Forgotten History of the British Soldier from the Age of Marlborough to the Eve of the First World War, reviewed by Ken Hendrickson, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 827-828.

David K. Wilson, The Southern Strategy: Britain's Conquest of South Carolina and Georgia, 1775-1780, reviewed by Dennis M. Conrad, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 828-829.

Owen Connelly, On War and Leadership: The Words of Combat Commanders from Frederick the Great to Norman Schwarzkopf, reviewed by Ronald L. Spiller, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 829-830.

Edward Ryan with Henri de Clairval, Napoleon's Shield and Guardian: The Unconquerable General Daumesnil, reviewed by Mark T. Gerges, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 830-832.

Johannes Kunish et al., Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Private und Dienstliche Schriften, vol. 3, Lehrer, Artillerist, Wegbereiter (Preußen 1801-1804), reviewed by Michael V. Leggiere, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 832-834.

Frank W. Brecher, Negotiating the Louisiana Purchase: Robert Livingston's Mission to France, 1801-1804, reviewed by Robert Alderson, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 834-835.

Edgar Vincent, Nelson: Love & Fame; Peter Le Fevre and Richard Harding, editors, British Admirals of the Napoleonic Wars: The Contemporaries of Nelson; William Clark Russell, Pictures from the Life of Nelson; Roy Adkins, Nelson's Trafalgar: The Battle that Changed the World; reviewed by Barry Gough, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 835-838.

T. A. Heathcote, The British Admirals of the Fleet, 1734-1995, reviewed by Anthony Clayton, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 838-839.

Robert Malcomson, Historical Dictionary of the War of 1812, reviewed by J. C. A. Stagg, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 839-840.

Dennis Reinhartz and Gerald D. Saxon, editors, Mapping and Empire: Soldier-Engineers on the Southwestern Frontier, reviewed by Michael L. Tate, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 838-841.

James S. Robbins, Last in Their Class: Custer, Pickett, and the Goats of West Point, reviewed by Claude G. Berube, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 841-842.

John M. Belohlavek, Broken Glass: Caleb Cushing and the Shattering of the Union, reviewed by James L. Abrahmson, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 843-844.

David D. Roe, editor, A Civil War Soldier's Diary: Valentine C. Randolph, 39th Illinois Regiment, reviewed by Christopher C. Meyers, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 844-845.

W. Eric Emerson, Sons of Privilege: The Charleston Light Dragoons in the Civil War, reviewed by Bradford Wineman, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 845-846.

David Coffey, Sheridan's Lieutenants: Phil Sheridan, His Generals, and the Final Year of the Civil War, reviewed by Daniel Sauerwein, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 846-847

Michael Epkenhans and Gerhard P. Groß, editors, Das Militär und der Aufbruch in die Moderne 1860-1890, reviewed by Peter H. Wilson, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 847-848.

Fergus Nicoll, The Mahdi of the Sudan and the Death of General Gordon, reviewed by John P. Dunn, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 848-849

Brian G. Shellum, Black Cadet in a White Bastion: Charles Young at West Point, reviewed by Frank N. Schubert, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 849-850.

Douglas Porch, Wars of Empire, by reviewed by D. George Boyce, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 850-851.

DeWitt C. Ellinwood, Jr., Between Two Worlds: A Rajput Officer in the Indian Army, 1905-21. Based on the Diary of Amar Singh of Jaipur, reviewed by Tarak Barkawi, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 851-853.

Gary Sheffield and John Bourne, editors, Douglas Haig: War Diaries and Letters, 1914-1918; Andrew A. Wiest, Haig: The Evolution of a Commander; reviewed by Daniel Todman, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 853-854.

David R. Woodward, Hell in the Holy Land: World War I in the Middle East, reviewed by Matthew Hughes, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 855-856.

Robin Prior and Trevor Wilson, The Somme, reviewed by Robert G. Smith, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 856-857.

Spencer C. Tucker, editor,The Encyclopedia of World War I: A Political, Social, and Military History, vols. 1-5, reviewed by David R. Woodward, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 857-858.

Georgio Rochat, Le guerre italiane 1935-1943: Dall'impero d'Etiopia alla disfatta, reviewed by Alexander De Grand, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 858-859.

Sergei Khrushchev, editor, and George Shriver, translator, Memoirs of Nikita Khrushchev, vol. 1, Commissar (1918-1945), reviewed by Paul Wanke, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 859-860.

Martin Allen, Himmler's Secret War: The Covert Peace Negotiations of Heinrich Himmler, reviewed by Gene Mueller, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 860-861.

Charles Williams, Pétain: How the Hero of France Became a Convicted Traitor and Changed the Course of History, reviewed by Anthony Adamthwaite, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 862-863,

Thaddeus D. Novak, edited by P. J. Capelotti, Life and Death on the Greenland Patrol, 1942, reviewed by John A. Tilley, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 863-864.

Xavier Moreno Julia, La División Azul. Sangre Española en Rusia, 1941-1945, reviewed by Klaus Schmider, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 864-865.

Christopher A. Ford with David A. Rosenberg, The Admiral's Advantage: U.S. Navy Operational Intelligence in World War II and the Cold War, reviewed by John Prados, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 865-867.

Sarah Helm, A Life in Secrets, reviewed by Rita Kramer, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 867-869.

Judith L. Pearson, The Wolves at the Door: The True Story of America's Greatest Female Spy, reviewed by M. R. D. Foot, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 869-870.

Joseph Balkoski, Omaha Beach: D-Day June 6, 1944, and Utah Beach: The Amphibious Landing and Airborne Operations of D-Day June 6, 1944, reviewed by Adrian R. Lewis, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 870-872.

Bill Warnock, The Dead of Winter: How Battlefield Investigators, WWII Veterans, and Forensic Scientists Solved the Mystery of the Bulge's Lost Soldiers, reviewed by Bradley Lynn Coleman, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 872-873.

Hollis D. Stabler, edited by Victoria Smith, No One Ever Asked Me: The World War II Memoirs of an Omaha Indian Soldier, reviewed by Robert Wooster, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 873-874.

Michael D. Gambone, The Greatest Generation Comes Home, reviewed by Mark D. van Ells, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 874-875.

Tom Buchanan, Europe's Troubled Peace, 1945-2000, reviewed by Timothy C. Dowling, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 876-877.

Mark Atwood Lawrence, Assuming the Burden: Europe and the American Commitment to War in Vietnam, reviewed by Susan-Mary Grant, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 877-879.

Paul M. Edwards, The A to Z of the Korean War, reviewed by Bryan R. Gibby, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 879-880.

Kenneth Osgood, Total Cold War: Eisenhower's Secret Propaganda Battle at Home and Abroad, reviewed by James D. Marchio, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 880-881.

Roger R. Reese, Red Commanders: A Social History of the Soviet Army Officer Corps, 1918-1991, reviewed by Patrick M. Albano, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 881-882.

Margaret A. Weitekamp, Right Stuff, Wrong Sex: America's First Women in the Space Program, reviewed by Elizabeth Lutes Hillman, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 882-883.

Henry G. Gole, Soldiering: Observations from Korea, Vietnam, and Safe Places, reviewed by Allan R. Millett, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 883-884.

Peter Maslowski and Don Winslow, Looking for a Hero: Staff Sergeant Joe Ronnie Hooper and the Vietnam War, reviewed by Charles E. Neu, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 885-886.

John Prados and Margaret Pratt Porter, editors, Inside the Pentagon Papers, reviewed by David T. Fuhrmann, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 886-887.

Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris, editors, Why Air Forces Fail: The Anatomy of Defeat, reviewed by Kenneth P. Werrell, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 887-888.

Thomas P. Odom, Journey into Darkness: Genocide in Rwanda, reviewed by Frank Kalesnik, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 888-890.

Walter J. Boyne, Today's Best Military Writing: The Finest Articles on the Past, Present, and Future of the U.S. Military, reviewed by Edward M. Coffman, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 890-891.

Anthony D. McIvor, editor, Rethinking the Principles of War, reviewed by Richard M. Swain, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 891-892.

Stephen C. Neff, War and the Law of Nations: A General History, reviewed by Patrick J. Speelman, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 892-893.

Karma Nabulsi, Traditions of War: Occupation, Resistance, and the Law, reviewed by Gary Solis, The Journal of Military History 70 (July 2006): 893-894.


Other:

BOOKS RECEIVED     895-899.
RECENT JOURNAL ARTICLES     900-903.
DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS IN MILITARY HISTORY     904-913.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR     914-918.

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