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Enduring Controversies in Military History

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<P>This provocative examination of major controversies in military history enables readers to learn how scholars approach controversial topics and provides a model for students in the study and discussion of other historical events.</P>

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contents.
Introduction.
Ancient Greece and Rome (500 BCE&#x2013;500 CE).
1: What Was the Primary Cause of the Peloponnesian War?.
2: Perspective Essay 1. Greek Fears over Growing Athenian Power.
3: Perspective Essay 2. The Significance of Cultural and Economic Differences.
4: Perspective Essay 3. The Impact of Cultural and Political Change on Athenian-Spartan Rivalry.
5: Why Did Alexander the Great&#x2019;S Empire Fall Apart So Soon After His Death?.
6: Perspective Essay 1. Alexander&#x2019;s Obsession with Conquest.
7: Perspective Essay 2. Deep-Seated Cultural Differences in Alexander&#x2019;s Empire.
8: Perspective Essay 3. The Problem of Succession.
9: Why Was the Carthaginian General Hannibal So Successful Against Roman Armies But Ultimately Defeated in His War Against Rome?.
10: Perspective Essay 1. The Flaws in Hannibal&#x2019;s Great Enterprise.
11: Perspective Essay 2. Why Hannibal Failed to Win the Second Punic War.
12: Perspective Essay 3. Beyond Battlefield Success and Failure.
13: Why Did Julius Caesar Prevail in the Caesarian-Pompeian Civil War Yet Ultimately Lose Support to the Extent That He Was Assassinated by His Own People?.
14: Perspective Essay 1. Caesar&#x2019;s Desire to Usurp Senatorial Powers Brought His Assassination.
15: Perspective Essay 2. Caesar&#x2019;s Assassination Was Rooted in Roman Society and Politics.
16: Perspective Essay 3. Personality and Policies Doomed Caesar.
17: What Caused the Fall of the Roman Empire?.
18: Perspective Essay 1. The Long-Term Decline of the Roman Military.
19: Perspective Essay 2. A Series of Crises.
20: Perspective Essay 3. Transition into Byzantium.
The Middle Ages (500&#x2013;1500).
21: What Is the Explanation for the Rapid Success of the Arab Conquests in the Hundred Years After the Death of Prophet Muhammad?.
22: Perspective Essay 1. On the Success of the Early Arab Conquests.
23: Perspective Essay 2. Arab Conquests and the Beginning of Empire.
24: Did Charles Martel&#x2019;S Victory in the Battle of Tours Prevent the Islamic Conquest of Christian Europe?.
25: Perspective Essay 1. Part of a Larger Historical Process.
26: Perspective Essay 2. A Raid Rather Than a Conquest.
27: Why Did the Crusades Ultimately Fail to Retain Christian Control of the Holy Land?.
28: Perspective Essay 1. A Degree of Unity on the Muslim Side.
29: Perspective Essay 2. The Nature of the Crusader States.
30: Perspective Essay 3. Outnumbered and Surrounded.
31: Perspective Essay 4. The Ascendancy of Mongol Power.
32: How Did the Mongol Invaders Manage to Conquer and Rule Over Much of Asia in the 13th and 14th Centuries?.
33: Perspective Essay 1. Mongol Military Prowess and the Nature of Mongol Rule.
34: Perspective Essay 2. The Mongol Military Machine.
35: Perspective Essay 3. Mongol Conquests and Empire.
36: Perspective Essay 4. The Keys to Mongol Military Success.
37: Why Did Constantinople Fall to the Ottomans in 1453?.
38: Perspective Essay 1. The Last Days of the Byzantine Empire.
39: Perspective Essay 2. The Fall of Constantinople: Event and Process.
40: Why Did England Win the Major Battles But France Win the Hundred Years&#x2019; War?.
41: Perspective Essay 1. England&#x2019;s Failure to Win the War.
42: Perspective Essay 2. French Governmental and Military Reforms.
43: Perspective Essay 3. Superior French Resources Turn the Tide.
The Emergence of Modern Europe and the Americas (1500&#x2013;1825).
44: Was the English Civil War Primarily a Political Rebellion, a Constitutional Struggle, Or a Religious Conflict?.
45: Perspective Essay 1. A Crisis of Constitutional Reform.
46: Perspective Essay 2. A Religious Conflict.
47: Perspective Essay 3. A Rebellion against King Charles I.
48: Did the Inca Civil War Play An Important Role in the Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire?.
49: Perspective Essay 1. The Inca-Spanish War Delayed Spanish Conquest.
50: Perspective Essay 2. The Inca Civil War Was Key to the Spanish Conquest.
51: Was the Thirty Years&#x2019; War a Religious Or Political Conflict?.
52: Perspective Essay 1. The Transition from Religion to Politics.
53: Perspective Essay 2. A Blend of Politics and Religion.
54: Perspective Essay 3. The Crisis of the Imperial Constitution.
55: Was &#x201C;Taxation Without Representation&#x201D; the Primary Cause of the American Revolution?.
56: Perspective Essay 1. Power, Rights, and Revolution.
57: Perspective Essay 2. Colonial Desire for Free Market Economy.
58: Perspective Essay 3. The Crown&#x2019;s Arrogance.
59: Could the Patriot Side Have Prevailed in the American Revolutionary War Without French Assistance?.
60: Perspective Essay 1. The Myth of French Assistance.
61: Perspective Essay 2. Many Factors Lay behind the American Victory.
62: Was the French Revolution a Direct Result of the Enlightenment?.
63: Perspective Essay 1. A Complex and Controversial Relationship.
64: Perspective Essay 2. The Enlightenment and the Origins of the French Revolution.
65: Perspective Essay 3. The Financial Crisis Caused the French Revolution.
66: Does Napoleon Bonaparte Deserve His Reputation as a Major Military Innovator and Brilliant Field Commander?.
67: Perspective Essay 1. One of the Three Greatest Military Commanders.
68: Perspective Essay 2. A Well-Deserved and Enduring Reputation.
69: Perspective Essay 3. A Gift for Military Command.
70: Perspective Essay 4. Great Captain but Not a Military Innovator.
71: Which Side Won the War of 1812?.
72: Perspective Essay 1. A British Military Victory.
73: Perspective Essay 2. Fought to a Draw.
74: What Role Did the Enlightenment Play in Sparking the Latin American Revolutions?.
75: Perspective Essay 1. Conflicting Interpretations of the Enlightenment&#x2019;s Role.
76: Perspective Essay 2. Sim&#x00F3;n Bol&#x00ED;var: Product and Instrument of the Enlightenment.
77: Perspective Essay 3. Spanish America&#x2019;s Unenlightened Revolutions.
78: Was the Congress of Vienna a Diplomatic Success?.
79: Perspective Essay 1. The Beginning of Collective Security.
80: Perspective Essay 2. A Success for Some.
The Rise of Imperialism and Nationalism (1825&#x2013;1914).
81: Was the United States Justified in Annexing Texas and Taking California From Mexico in Its Pursuit of Manifest Destiny?.
82: Perspective Essay 1. No Legitimate Claim for the United States.
83: Perspective Essay 2. Mexico Was Goaded into War.
84: Perspective Essay 3. U.S. Acquisition of Mexican Territory Justified.
85: Were the Opium Wars Decisive in the History of Modern China?.
86: Perspective Essay 1. The Most Important Event in Modern Chinese History.
87: Perspective Essay 2. A Central Event for Modern China.
88: Perspective Essay 3. Collapse of the Qing Dynasty Was the Most Important Event.
89: How Was a Relatively Small British Army Able to Conquer the Subcontinent of India?.
90: Perspective Essay 1. A Matter of Superior British Capabilities.
91: Perspective Essay 2. Diplomacy and Alliances Pave the Way.
92: Perspective Essay 3. British Military and Logistical Superiority.
93: What Was the Single Most Important Factor in Bringing About the Crimean War?.
94: Perspective Essay 1. Russia&#x2019;s Determination to Secure Mediterranean Access.
95: Perspective Essay 2. Weakness and Vacillation by the British Government.
96: Perspective Essay 3. The Eastern Question.
97: Was Slavery the Principal Cause of the American Civil War?.
98: Perspective Essay 1. Other Factors Were Also at Play.
99: Perspective Essay 2. Slavery Had Deep Roots in American History.
100: Perspective Essay 3. The War of the Slaveholders&#x2019; Rebellion.
101: in What Ways Did African Americans Affect the Outcome of the American Civil War?.
102: Perspective Essay 1. From Enslaved to Liberators.
103: Perspective Essay 2. The African American Experience in the Civil War.
104: Perspective Essay 3. African Americans in the Union Army.
105: What Was the Primary Reason for the Confederate Defeat in the American Civil War?.
106: Perspective Essay 1. Ineffective Southern Military Strategy.
107: Perspective Essay 2. Economics Was the Primary Cause.
108: Perspective Essay 3. A Triumph of Northern Will and Power.
109: Was Otto Von Bismarck Largely Responsible for the Unification of Germany in 1871?.
110: Perspective Essay 1. The Father of German Unification.
111: Perspective Essay 2. German Unification Largely Bismarck&#x2019;s Work.
112: Perspective Essay 3. German Unification Would Have Occurred Even without Bismarck.
113: Did the Unification of Germany Make a General European War Inevitable?.
114: Perspective Essay 1. Preservation versus Expansion: Otto von Bismarck and Wilhelm II.
115: Perspective Essay 2. General European War Not Inevitable.
116: Perspective Essay 3. Bismarck Sought Peace.
117: Did the American Indian Wars Constitute Genocide?.
118: Perspective Essay 1. Cultural Genocide of Native American Peoples.
119: Perspective Essay 2: A Clash of Incompatible Cultures.
120: Perspective Essay 3. Three Centuries of Genocide.
121: What Was the Primary Cause of the Spanish-American War?.
122: Perspective Essay 1. The First Press War.
123: Perspective Essay 2. Destined for Empire.
124: Perspective Essay 3. The Cuban Fight against Spanish Rule.
The World at War (1914&#x2013;1945).
125: What Was the Primary Cause of World War I?.
126: Perspective Essay 1. The Expectation of War.
127: Perspective Essay 2. Fear and the Outbreak of War.
128: Perspective Essay 3. Strategic Miscalculation.
129: Was Germany&#x2019;S World War I Submarine Warfare Campaign Against Nonmilitary Shipping Justified?.
130: Perspective Essay 1. A Necessary Step to Avoid Defeat.
131: Perspective Essay 2. A Justified Response to the British Naval Blockade.
132: Perspective Essay 3. Submarine Campaign Cost Germany Victory.
133: Is the Balfour Declaration of 1917 to Blame for the Long-Running Arab-Israeli Conflict?.
134: Perspective Essay 1. The Founding Document for the State of Israel.
135: Perspective Essay 2. Historic and Intellectual Factors Overshadow Declaration.
136: Perspective Essay 3. British Missteps Led to the Arab-Israeli Conflict.

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