Why did Volodymyr Zelensky doubt that Russia was preparing a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022? Why did British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain decide to "do business with Herr Hitler"…

In early modern times, warfare in Europe took on many diverse and overlapping forms. Our notions of ‘regular’ and ‘irregular’ warfare, of ‘major war’ and ‘small war’, have their roots…

This magisterial account traces the history of Western thinking about strategy from antiquity to the present day. Assessing sources from Vegetius onwards, and with a particular focus on strategy since…

This book considers the extent to which national mentalities, or ‘ways of war’, are responsible for ‘national styles’ of insurgency and counterinsurgency. Through case studies ranging from British, American and…

This work explores a new way of looking at war, peace and world orders throughout European history. The authors use a wide range of case studies to explore the ways…