Recent Scholarship
Military
Andrade, Dale, and James H. Willbanks, “cords/Phoenix: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Vietnam for the Future,” Military Review, 86 (Oct. Supplement 2006), 77–91.
Biddle, Tami Davis, “Military History, Democracy, and the Role of the Academy,” Journal of American History, 93 (March 2007), 1143–45.
Bronfeld, Saul, “Fighting Outnumbered: The Impact of the Yom Kippur War on the U.S. Army,” Journal of Military History, 71 (April 2007), 465–98.
Fasce, Ferdinando, “Gli Stati Uniti e la guerra” (The United States and the war), in La prima guerra mondiale (The first world war), ed. Stéphane Audoin-Rouzeau, Jean-Jacques Becker, and Antonio Gibelli, 551–65. (Turin: Einaudi, 2007. 592 pp. €75.00, isbn 88-06-17588-7.) In Italian.
Glenn, Myra C., “Forging Manhood and Nationhood Together: American Sailors’ Accounts of Their Exploits, Sufferings, and Resistance in the Antebellum United States,” American Nineteenth Century History (London), 8 (March 2007), 27–49.
Green, Jennifer R., “Networks of Military Educators: Middle-Class Stability and Professionalization in the Late Antebellum South,” Journal of Southern History, 73 (Feb. 2007), 39–74.
Habib, Douglas F., “Chastity, Masculinity, and Military Efficiency: The United States Army in Germany, 1918–1923,” International History Review (Burnaby), 28 (Dec. 2006), 737–57.
Jackson, Andrea V., and Montgomery McFate, “The Object beyond War: Counterinsurgency and the Four Tools of Political Competition,” Military Review, 86 (Oct. Supplement 2006), 56–69.
MacKinnon, William P., “Loose in the Stacks: A Half-Century with the Utah War and Its Legacy,” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, 40 (Spring 2007), 43–81.
Moyar, Mark, “The Current State of Military History,” Historical Journal (Cambridge), 50 (March 2007), 225–40.
Rowland, John Kenneth, “General Thomas Cage, the Eighteenth-Century Literature of Military Intelligence, and the Transition from Peace to Revolutionary War, 1774 to 1775,” Historical Reflections/Réflexions historiques (Waterloo), 32 (Fall 2006), 503–21.
Sanfilippo, Matteo, “Fuggitivi e avventurieri: volontari nord-americani tra Garibaldi e Pio IX. Una proposta di ricerca” (Fugitives and adventurers: North American volunteers between Garibaldi and Pious IX. A research proposal), Ricerche di Storia Politica (Bologna), 10 (2007), 67–77. In Italian.
Szytniewski, Szymon, “Teofil Starzynski’s Activities to Recruit Polish Soldiers in Canada during the Second World War,” Polish American Studies, 63 (Autumn 2006), 59–77.
Thornton, Tamara Plakins, “The ‘Intelligent Mariner’: Nathaniel Bowditch, the Science of Navigation, and the Art of Upward Mobility in the Maritime World,” New England Quarterly, 79 (Dec. 2006), 609–35.
Williamson, James F., “With Unshaken Firmness: Colonel Thomas Williamson,” Tennessee Historical Quarterly, 65 (Winter 2006–2007), 298–318. Heavily illustrated.
Anderson, K. Douglas, “Don’t Rub Your Eyes: A Memoir of the Vietnam War and the Nineteen Sixties” (University of Connecticut, 2006). Order No. DA3221527.
Bright, Christopher John, “‘A portent of flaming doom’: Nuclear Antiaircraft Arms, Continental Defense, and the Eisenhower Era” (George Washington University, 2006). Order No. DA3217542.
Hanson, Thomas E., “America’s First Cold War Army: Combat Readiness in the Eighth U.S. Army, 1949–1950” (Ohio State University, 2006). Order No. DA3226301.
Hendrix, Scott N., “The Spirit of the Corps: The British Army and the Pre-national Pan-European Military World and the Origins of American Martial Culture, 1754–1783” (University of Pittsburgh, 2005). Order No. DA3223976.
Knight, Peter G., “‘MacArthur’s Eyes’: Reassessing Military Intelligence Operations in the Forgotten War, June 1950–April 1951” (Ohio State University, 2006). Order No. DA3226313.
Lowther, Adam B., “America’s Experience with Asymmetric Warfare: Past, Present, and Future” (University of Alabama, 2006). Order No. DA3223313.
Mundey, Lisa M., “Images of the Armed Forces in American Popular Culture, 1945–1970” (Kansas State University, 2006). Order No. DA3223385.
Obermiller, David John, “The U.S. Military Occupation of Okinawa: Politicisizing and Contesting Okinawan Identity, 1945–1955” (University of Iowa, 2006). Order No. DA3225658.
Schaefer, James J., “The Whole Duty of Man: Charles Lee and the Politics of Reputation, Masculinity, and Identity during the Revolutionary War, 1755–1783” (University of Toledo, 2006). Order No. DA3218764.
Smisek, James J., “The United States Army Band ‘Pershing’s Own’: A Chronicle of the Commanders/Conductors from 1946 to 2000” (University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 2006). Order No. DA3227707.
Springer, Paul Joseph, “American Prisoners of War Policy and Practices from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror” (Texas A&M University, 2006). Order No. DA3219187.
Audoin-Rouzeau, Stéphane, Jean-Jacques Becker, and Antonio Gibelli, eds., La prima guerra mondiale (The first world war). (Turin: Einaudi, 2007. 592 pp. €75.00, isbn 88-06-17588-7.) In Italian.
Axelrod, Alan, Blooding at Great Meadows: Young George Washington and the Battle that Shaped the Man. (Philadelphia: Running, 2007. 270 pp. $22.95, isbn 978-0-7624-2769-7.)
Ballard, Jack Stokes, War Bird Ace: The Great War Exploits of Capt. Field E. Kindley. (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2007. xvi, 208 pp. $29.95, isbn 978-1-58544-554-7.)
Bissell, Tom, The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam. (New York: Pantheon, 2007. xvi, 407 pp. $25.00, isbn 978-0-375-42265-2.)
de Quesada, Alejandro, The Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection, 1898–1902. (Oxford, Eng.: Osprey, 2007. 48 pp. Paper, $15.95, isbn 978-1-84603-124-3.) Heavily illustrated.
Estes, Kenneth W., U.S. Army Soldier: Baghdad, 2003–04. (Oxford, Eng.: Osprey, 2007. 64 pp. Paper, $17.95, isbn 978-1-84603-063-5.) Heavily illustrated.
Ferrell, Robert H., America’s Deadliest Battle: Meuse-Argonne, 1918. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2007. xii, 195 pp. $29.95, isbn 978-0-7006-1499-8.)
Field, Ron, U.S. Infantry in the Indian Wars, 1865–91. (Oxford, Eng.: Osprey, 2007. 48 pp. Paper, $15.95, isbn 978-1-84176-905-9.) Heavily illustrated.
Ford, Ken, The Rhine Crossings, 1945. (Oxford, Eng.: Osprey, 2007. 96 pp. Paper, $18.95, isbn 978-1-84603-026-0.) Heavily illustrated.
Gawne, Jonathan, Finding Your Father’s War: A Practical Guide to Researching and Understanding Service in the World War II U.S. Army. (Drexel Hill, Pa.: Casemate, 2006. x, 341 pp. Paper, $24.95, isbn 1-932033-14-9.) Heavily illustrated.
Head, William P., Shadow and Stinger: Developing the AC-119G/K Gunships in the Vietnam War. (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2007. xii, 340 pp. $29.95, isbn 978-1-58544-577-6.)
Hogan, Martin J., The Shamrock Battalion in the Great War. (Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2007. x, 132 pp. $24.95, isbn 978-0-8262-1710-3.)
Holzimmer, Kevin C., General Walter Krueger: Unsung Hero of the Pacific War. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2007. xiv, 329 pp. $39.95, isbn 978-0-7006-1500-1.)
Isby, David, C-47/R4D Skytrain Units of the Pacific and cbi. (Oxford, Eng.: Osprey, 2007. 96 pp. Paper, $20.95, isbn 978-1-84603-046-8.) Heavily illustrated.
Kort, Michael, The Columbia Guide to Hiroshima and the Bomb. (New York: Columbia University Press, 2007. xvi, 435 pp. $45.00, isbn 978-0-231-13016-5.)
Lacey, Jim, Takedown: The 3rd Infantry Division’s Twenty-One Day Assault on Baghdad. (Annapolis: Naval Institute, 2007. xvi, 267 pp. $29.95, isbn 978-1-59114-458-8.)
Maddox, Robert James, ed., Hiroshima in History: The Myths of Revisionism. (Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2007. viii, 215 pp. $34.95, isbn 978-0-8262-1732-5.) Citations to relevant essays can be found in “Recent Scholarship Online” /rso/.
McManus, John C., Alamo in the Ardennes: The Untold Story of the American Soldiers Who Made the Defense of Bastogne Possible. (Hoboken: Wiley, 2007. xxxvi, 296 pp. $24.95, isbn 978-0-471-73905-0.)
McNaughton, James C., Nisei Linguists: Japanese Americans in the Military Intelligence Service during World War II. (Washington: Department of the Army, 2006. xvi, 514 pp. Paper, $29.00, isbn 0-16-072957-2.)
Mersky, Peter, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps A-4 Skyhawk Units of the Vietnam War. (Oxford, Eng.: Osprey, 2007. 112 pp. Paper, $21.95, isbn 978-1-84603-181-6.)
de Quesada, Alejandro, The Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection, 1898–1902. (Oxford, Eng.: Osprey, 2007. 48 pp. Paper, $15.95, isbn 978-1-84603-124-3.) Heavily illustrated.
Rich, Doris L., Jackie Cochran: Pilot in the Fastest Lane. (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2007. xii, 279 pp. $24.95, isbn 978-0-8130-3043-2.)
Rottman, Gordon L., Vietnam Airmobile Warfare Tactics. (Oxford, Eng.: Osprey, 2007. 64 pp. Paper, $17.95, isbn 978-1-84603-136-6.) Heavily illustrated.
Sayen, John, U.S. Army Infantry Divisions, 1944–45. (Oxford, Eng.: Osprey, 2007. 96 pp. Paper, $23.95, isbn 978-1-84603-119-9.) Heavily illustrated.
Stanaway, John, 475th Fighter Group. (Oxford, Eng.: Osprey, 2007. 128 pp. Paper, $22.95, isbn 978-1-84603-043-7.) Heavily illustrated.
Stephenson, Michael, Patriot Battles: How the War of Independence Was Fought. (New York: HarperCollins, 2007. xxvi, 421 pp. $27.95, isbn 978-0-06-073261-5.)
Winton, Harold R., Corps Commanders of the Bulge: Six American Generals and Victory in the Ardennes. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2007. xxiv, 504 pp. $39.95, isbn 978-0-7006-1508-7.)
Baker, Horace L., Argonne Days in World War I, ed. Robert H. Ferrell. (Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2007. xvi, 157 pp. $29.95, isbn 978-0-8262-1708-0.)
Burns, Dwayne, and Leland Burns, Jump into the Valley of the Shadow: The War Memories of Dwayne Burns, Communications Sergeant, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment. (Drexel Hill, Pa.: Casemate, 2006. 233 pp. $32.95, isbn 1-932033-49-1.)
Goldstein, Donald M., and Katherine V. Dillon, eds., The Pacific War Papers: Japanese Documents of World War II. (Dulles: Potomac, 2006. xiv, 336 pp. Paper, $22.95, isbn 978-1-57488-633-7.)
Lubbeck, William, and David Hurt, At Leningrad’s Gates: The Story of a Soldier with Army Group North. (Drexel Hill, Pa.: Casemate, 2006. xiv, 256 pp. $32.95, isbn 1-932033-55-6.)
Malkoski, Paul A., ed., This Soldier Life: The Diaries of Romine H. Ostrander, 1863 and 1865, in Colorado Territory. (Denver: Colorado Historical Society, 2006. xii, 130 pp. Paper, $19.95, isbn 978-0-942576-51-1.)
van Orman, Edward William, “A Very High Road: A B-36 Gunner’s Story,” Air Power History, 54 (Spring 2007), 4–15.
Topping, Gary, ed., If I Get Out Alive: World War II Letters and Diaries of William H. McDougall Jr. (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 2007. xviii, 318 pp. $24.95, isbn 978-0-87480-891-9.)
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