The Writing of Official Military History

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This book provides students, faculty, and general readers with specific information and insights into the ways in which official military history has been written and why. Coverage is international in scope. The volume serves as an introduction to two forthcoming books: Official Military Histories Since 1967: Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and India and Official Military Histories Since 1967: The Western Hemisphere and the Pacific Rim. Together, the three books will provide the only comprehensive source of information on historical offices and official histories since Robin Higham's classic book, Official Histories, was published in 1970. Together, the three books will provide the only comprehensive source of information on historical offices and official histories since Robin Higham's classic book, Official Histories, was published in 1970.

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.,."a trip to the library may be worthwhile, even if this collection of papers has to be obtained through inter-library loan."-Military Collector & Historian
...a trip to the library may be worthwhile, even if this collection of papers has to be obtained through inter-library loan.-Military Collector & Historian
..."a trip to the library may be worthwhile, even if this collection of papers has to be obtained through inter-library loan."-Military Collector & Historian

Author Bio

ROBIN HIGHAM is Professor Emeritus of Military History at Kansas State University. He is the author of more than 140 articles and 14 monographs and editor of some 30 bibliographical volumes. He has also been editor of the periodicals Military Affairs and Aerospace Historian and is currently editor of the Journal of the West.