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Published quarterly, War in History is a peer reviewed journal that publishes articles on war in all its aspects: economic, social, political and military including the study of naval forces, maritime power and air forces, as well as more narrowly defined military matters. There is no restriction as to period. View full journal description

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The Second Sino-Japanese War and Third-Country Mediation

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‘Cabals and Intrigues’: British Intelligence Gathering in Europe During the Seven Years War

  • Samuel Dodson
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How the Allies’ Diplomatic Dialogue Influenced Franco's Foreign Policy in the Context of Operation Backbone (1942–1943)

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Eyes on target: ‘Stay-behind’ forces during the Cold War

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Through Artillery from Thrust to Fire: How Prussian Military Thinking Anticipated Emergent Warfare in 1870

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The Conduct of Operations: Glubb Pasha, the Arab Legion, and the First Arab–Israeli War, 1948–49

  • Matthew Hughes
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Battleships, D-Day, and naval strategy

  • Tim Benbow
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The Naval Rearmament Movement in Times of the Liberal Union: Public Opinion, Strategic Culture and Navalism in Spain (1858–1863)

  • Rodrigo Escribano Roca
  • Pablo Guerrero Oñate
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The Transformation of Cattle Feet to Torpedo Oil: A Case Study in Nazi German Wartime Recycling

  • Chad B. Denton
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Know Thy Enemy and Know Yourself – The Role of Operational Data in Managing the Mines and Booby Trap Threat in Vietnam, 1965–73

  • Roland Evans
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