Military History

Raymond Aron's study explains Clausewitz's theory of war as a political instrument and defends its philosophical depth against…

Raymond Aron's lectures examine the strategic logic and political consequences of nuclear weapons during the Cold War arms…

Raymond Aron analyzes how the two World Wars formed one self-sustaining process of total war that shaped the…

Raymond Aron's lucid exposition and critique of the strategic thinking that grew up around nuclear weapons in the…

Arrian's Anabasis is a second-century Greek history of Alexander the Great's campaign against Persia, based on Ptolemy and…

Arrian's Anabasis recounts Alexander the Great's campaign from his accession through Persia, Bactria, and India to his death…

Arrian's second-century Greek history of Alexander the Great, drawing on Ptolemy and Aristobulus, in Chinnock's literal Victorian translation…

William Gilbert's The Hurricane is a long philosophical poem published in 1796, subtitled A Theosophical and Western Eclogue.

André Maurois uses philosophical dialogue to probe the nature of military command, authority, and leadership.

André Maurois's 1931 biography of Marshal Lyautey, the French colonial officer who shaped Morocco.

A French liaison officer's comic and affectionate portrait of British reserve and mess-table rituals during the First World…

Fourier argues that modern armies are organized solely for destruction, consuming resources without producing anything of value.

A collection of public addresses and correspondence during the decisive year of the Bosnian War.

This book analyzes the Bosnian War's origins, aggression, and paths to peace.

Olympe de Gouges celebrates General Dumouriez's conquest of Brussels and honors the often-overlooked vivandiers in this revolutionary play.