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- Book Review on The Ashgate Research Companion to the Thirty Years’ War
- Book Review of Germany and the Origins of the Second World War
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- Book Review of Nazi Foreign Policy, 1933-1941: The Road to Global War
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- Book Review of The Seven Years’ War: Global Views
- Book Review of Shadow Flights: America’s Secret Air War against the Soviet Union
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- Europe in the Age of Louis XIV (1661-1715): A Bibliography
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Author Archives: William Young
Book Review on The Ashgate Research Companion to the Thirty Years’ War
Olaf Asbach and Peter Schröder, editors. The Ashgate Research Companion to the Thirty Years’ War. Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing, 2014. ISBN 978-1-4094-0629-7. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xv, 347. $149.95 (hardback). Originally published in The Journal of Military History (October 2014) The … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Thirty Years War (1618-1648)
Tagged Book Review, Olaf Asbach, Peter Schroder
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Book Review of Germany and the Origins of the Second World War
Jonathan Wright. Germany and the Origins of the Second World War. The Making of the Twentieth Century series. Basingstoke, England: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. ISBN 978-0-333-49555. Notes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xii+223. $115.00 (hardcover) Jonathan Wright, Emeritus Professor in International Relations … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, German Foreign Policy, Interwar Period (1919-1939), World War II (1939-1945)
Tagged annexation of austria, Book Review, Diplomatic History, Hitler, hitler and the nazis, International History, Jonathan Wright, Origins of the Second World War, origins of war, remilitarization of the rhineland, William Young
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Book Review of Dynasty and Piety: Archduke Albert (1598-1621) and Habsburg Political Culture in an Age of Religious Wars
Luc Duerloo. Dynasty and Piety: Archduke Albert (1598-1621) and Habsburg Political Culture in an Age of Religious Wars. Farnham, England: Ashgate, 2012. ISBN 9780754669043. Notes. Figures. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xvii, 592. $154.95 (Hardcover) The rule of the Archdukes Albert and Isabella over the Habsburg … Continue reading
Book Review of Austria’s Wars of Emergence, 1683-1797: War, State, and Society in the Habsburg Monarchy
Michael Hochedlinger. Austria’s Wars of Emergence, 1683-1797: War, State, and Society in the Habsburg Monarchy. Modern Wars in Perspective series. London: Longman, 2003. ISBN 9780582290846. Tables. Maps. Bibliographical notes. Index. Pp. xviii, 466. There are many surveys of Austria and the … Continue reading
Posted in Austrian Foreign Policy, Austrian Military History, Austro-Turkish War (1716-1718), Austro-Turkish War (1737-1739), Austro-Turkish War (1787-1791), Book Reviews, Europe in the 17th Century (1598-1715), Europe in the 18th Century (1713-1789), Nine Years War (1688-1697), Ottoman Wars, Seven Years War (1756-1763), War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748), War of the Holy League (1683-1699), War of the Polish Succession (1733-1738), War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718-1720), War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1713/14)
Tagged Book Review, Charles VI, Francis I, Francis II, Habsburg Monarchy, International History, Joseph II, Leopold I, Maria Theresa of Austria, Michael Hochedlinger, William Young
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Book Review of Nazi Foreign Policy, 1933-1941: The Road to Global War
Christian Leitz. Nazi Foreign Policy, 1933-1941: The Road to Global War. The Third Reich Series. London: Routledge, 2004. ISBN 0-415-17423-6. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. 192. $136.00. The study of German foreign policy leading up to the outbreak of the Second World … Continue reading
Book Review of The Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-1667): International Raison d’État, Mercantilism and Maritime Strife
Gijs Rommelse. The Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-1667): International Raison d’État, Mercantilism and Maritime Strife. Hilversum, The Netherlands: Uitgeverif Verloren, 2006. ISBN-13 9789065509079. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Pp. 230. €25.00 (hardcover). England and the Dutch Republic fought three wars in the seventeenth century. The English Commonwealth … Continue reading
Posted in Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th Century, Book Reviews, British Naval History, Dutch Foreign Policy, Dutch Military History, Dutch Naval History, English Foreign Policy, Europe in the 17th Century (1598-1715)
Tagged Book Review, Charles II, Dutch Republic, International History, John de Witt, Second Anglo-Dutch War, William Young
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Book Review of Marlborough’s America
Stephen Saunders Webb. Marlborough’s America. The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History series. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2013. ISBN 378-0-300-17859-3. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Index. Pp. xxii, 579. $45.00 (hardcover). Originally posted in H-War Military History … Continue reading
Posted in Anglo-French Wars, Book Reviews, British Military History, Europe in the 17th Century (1598-1715), Europe in the 18th Century (1713-1789), War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1713/14)
Tagged Alexander Spotswood, Anglo-American Empire, Book Review, British Colonial Administration, British Empire, Daniel Parke, Duke of Marlborough, John Churchill, Marlborough's Wars, Military History, Robert Hunter, Stephen Saunders Webb, William Young
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Book Review of The Diplomatic Corps under Charles II and James II
Phyllis S. Lachs. The Diplomatic Corps under Charles II and James II. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1965. ISBN-13 9781299343917. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xv, 269. British diplomats and diplomacy in the early modern age are often subjects … Continue reading
Book Review of The Seven Years’ War: Global Views
Mark H. Danley and Patrick J. Speelman, editors. The Seven Years’ War: Global Views. History of Warfare series. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, 2012. ISBN 978-90-04-23408-6. Notes. Maps. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. Pp. lvii, 586. $252.00 (hardcover). Most studies of the Seven Years’ … Continue reading
Posted in Anglo-French Wars, Austrian Foreign Policy, Austrian Military History, Book Reviews, British Foreign Policy, British Military History, British Naval History, Europe in the 18th Century (1713-1789), French Foreign Policy, French Military History, French Naval History, Global Military History, Prussian Foreign Policy, Prussian Military History, Russian Foreign Policy, Russian Military History, Seven Years War (1756-1763), Spanish Foreign Affairs, Spanish Military History
Tagged Book Review, International History, Military History, William Young
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Book Review of Shadow Flights: America’s Secret Air War against the Soviet Union
Curtis Peebles. Shadow Flights: America’s Secret Air War against the Soviet Union. Novato, California: Presidio Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-891-41700-2. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. Pp. vi, 322. Slowly but surely information has been coming forward about United States and American-sponsored reconnaissance missions … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Cold War (1945-1991), United States Foreign Policy, United States Military History
Tagged aviation, Book Review, China, Cold War, Curtis Peebles, Genetrix, Groom Lake, Kelly Johnson, Lockheed, Military History, Overlights, RB-45, RB-47, RB-57, Soviet Union, Strategic Reconnaissance, Surveillance, U-2, William Young
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