This series provides a venue for scholars of war and society in the region now comprising the United States and Canada from the precolonial period to the present. The scope is broadly conceived to include:
· military histories of conventional and unconventional conflicts on the North American continent
· studies of peace movements and pacifist attitudes in North America
· biographies of individuals and groups from North America who fought around the world and returned from those wars
· examinations of institutional, political, diplomatic, religious, cultural, economic, or environmental factors that affected warfare on the North American continent
· comparative analyses of military conflicts in North America
Outstanding monographs, surveys, anthologies, or edited primary source collections will be considered. Because this series originally focused on the Midwest, the coeditors will also continue to seek proposals on war and society in the upper Mississippi River valley, the Ohio River valley, and the Great Lakes region.
We are currently accepting submissions for the series, for details about submissions see the Submission Guidelines page.
Ingo Trauschweizer
Professor in Ohio University's Department of History; Winner of the 2009 Distinguished Book Award offered by the Society for Military History
Jason W. Smith
Associate Professor of History in Southern Connecticut State University's Department of History; Winner of the 2019 John Lyman Book Award offered by the North American Society of Oceanic History
Editorial Advisory Board
Janet Bednarek, Lisa Brady, Nicole Etcheson, Joseph Fitzharris, John Hall, Amy Rutenberg, David Ulbrich, Kyle Zelner
On the Plains in ’65
The 6th West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry in the West
By George H. Holliday
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Edited by Glenn V. Longacre
This annotated edition of George H. Holliday’s military memoir features new research that captures the untold story of Appalachian Ohio’s soldiers and their experiences during the Civil War era at home and in the American West.
American History, West · Biography & Autobiography | Military · American Civil War · West Virginia · Western Americana · Ohio and Regional · Ohio · American History, Midwest
The Art of Occupation
Crime and Governance in American-Controlled Germany, 1944–1949
By Thomas J. Kehoe
This important contribution to American and German social, military, and police histories, as well as historical criminology offers the first comprehensive exploration of criminality, policing, and both German and American fears around the realities of conquest and potential resistance amid the looming threat from communism in an emergent Cold War.
Military History · Criminology · European History · American History · History | Modern | 20th Century · Germany
Home Front to Battlefront
An Ohio Teenager in World War II
By Frank Lavin
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Foreword by Henry Kissinger
Home Front to Battlefront contributes the rich details of one soldier’s experience to the broader literature on World War II, offering insight into the wartime career of a Jewish Ohioan in the military from enlistment to training through overseas deployment via personal letters, recollections, official military history, and more.
Letters · World War II · Military History · American History · Ohio and Regional · Trade Nonfiction
From Disarmament to Rearmament
The Reversal of US Policy toward West Germany, 1946–1955
By Sheldon A. Goldberg
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Foreword by Ingo Trauschweizer
At the end of World War II, the Allies were unanimous in their determination to disarm the former aggressor Germany. As the Cold War intensified, however, the decision whether to reverse that policy and to rearm West Germany led to disagreements both within the US government and among members of the nascent NATO alliance.
Military History · European History · American History · History | Modern | 20th Century · Germany · Cold War
Home Front to Battlefront
An Ohio Teenager in World War II
By Frank Lavin
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Foreword by Henry Kissinger
Home Front to Battlefront contributes the rich details of one soldier’s experience to the broader literature on World War II, offering insight into the wartime career of a Jewish Ohioan in the military from enlistment to training through overseas deployment via personal letters, recollections, official military history, and more.
Letters · World War II · Military History · American History · Ohio and Regional · Trade Nonfiction
Veteran Narratives and the Collective Memory of the Vietnam War
By John A. Wood
In the decades since the Vietnam War, veteran memoirs have influenced Americans’ understanding of the conflict. Yet few historians or literary scholars have scrutinized how the genre has shaped the nation’s collective memory of the war and its aftermath.
American History · Military History · Memoir · American Studies · Vietnam
Citizen-General
Jacob Dolson Cox and the Civil War Era
By Eugene D. Schmiel
The wrenching events of the Civil War transformed not only the United States but also the men unexpectedly called on to lead their fellow citizens in this first modern example of total war. Jacob Dolson Cox, a former divinity student with no formal military training, was among those who rose to the challenge. In a conflict in which “political generals” often proved less than competent, Cox, the consummate citizen general, emerged as one of the best commanders in the Union army.
American Civil War · American History · History · Military History · United States · North America · Americas · Ohio and Regional
Protecting the Empire’s Frontier
Officers of the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot during Its North American Service, 1767–1776
By Steven M. Baule
Protecting the Empire’s Frontier tells stories of the roughly eighty officers who served in the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot, which served British interests in America during the crucial period from 1767 through 1776.
Irish History · American History · Military History · 18th century · Europe · Northern Europe · United Kingdom · Americas · North America · History
Hero of the Angry Sky
The World War I Diary and Letters of David S. Ingalls, America’s First Naval Ace
By David S. Ingalls
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Edited by Geoffrey L. Rossano
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Foreword by William F. Trimble
Draws on the unpublished diaries, correspondence, informal memoir, and other personal documents of the U.S. Navy’s only flying “ace” of World War I to tell his unique story.
Aviation History · History · American History · European History · Literary Collections | Diaries & Journals · World War I · History | Modern | 20th Century · Military History · Ohio and Regional
