White Terror: Paramilitary Violence in Interwar Central Europe …for joining paramilitary groups, these differences were by no means nation-specific. The activists involved in paramilitary activities in all three countries shared a determination to use ultraviolence in order to…
By Right of War: The Discipline and Practice of International Law in Imperial Russia, 1868–1917 …these normative principles shaped actual policy. It takes the form of military and political history, examining the Russian army in three cases of military occupation: Bulgaria and Anatolia in 1877–78;…
Dynamics of Violence in Conventional Civil Wars …civilians in some places than in others? More specifically, why do groups kill civilians in areas where they have full military control and their rivals have no military presence? This…
Dying to Save: Youth Vigilantism, Civilian Joint Task Force, and Counterterrorism in Nigeria …“suspect communities” and, thus, legitimized its use of indiscriminate violence against civilian populations, especially young men. As one local respondent put it: “To the Nigerian military, the locals are ‘Boko…
Marawi: How Violent Extremism Reached the Southern Philippines …to military officers ranging from generals to sergeants; Muslim rebels who joined the pro-ISIS insurgency and later surrendered; hostages; and refugees. These interviews enabled me to write a nonfiction book…
The 1947 Taiwanese Rebellion: Last Battle of the Sino-Japanese War? …War II. This mobilization had resulted in the militarization of Taiwanese society through the recruitment of soldiers, the creation of youth organizations, and the dissemination of basic military education. Wartime…
Armed Politics and the State in Post-Colonial Asia …to identify armed orders of alliance, limited cooperation, and military hostilities, as well as the collapse or incorporation of groups. Tactical calculations and the agency of the armed groups themselves…
Private Gun Ownership in Modern China, 1912–1949 This dissertation examines private gun ownership and its sociocultural and political implications in modern China from 1860 to 1949, a period characterized by foreign invasion, constant military conflicts, and political…
Sherman was Right: The Experience of AEF Soldiers in the Great War …violence upon human beings. The experience of these men and women illuminates not only military history but also sociocultural studies as well, and restores the voices of those marginalized by…
King George’s Generals: How the British Army Lost America, 1774-1781 …growth of military professionalism in the British army from the mid-18th century, and they scored important successes against the Continental Army of the United States. Far from being incompetent or hidebound…
