[Cross Posted from Thoughts on Military History] What is it for? We are told that it is there to highlight the wider literature the surrounds our research. It is to: Situate your research focus within the context of the wider academic community in your field Report your critical review of the relevant literature Identify a [...]
Archive for the ‘Historiography’ Category
What is the Point of the Literature Review?
Posted in Historiography, Military History, Research, Writing, tagged Battle of Britain, Bill Newton Dunn, Literature Review, PhD, Trafford Leigh-Mallory, Vincent Orange, Writing on April 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Forthcoming Book Reviews
Posted in Book Review, Historiography, Military History, Naval History, War Studies, tagged Bismarck, Book Review, Germany, Somme, Western Front on October 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I am pleased to announce that thanks to the generous support of Casemate Publishing we will be seeing more book reviews in the coming months. The first four reviews will be: Niklas Zetterling and Michael Tamelander, Bismarck: The Final Days of Germany’s Greatest Battleship (Casemate Publishing, 2009) – Reviewed by Ross Mahoney Christopher Moore-Bick, Playing [...]
British Commission for Military History’s New Research in Military History Conference – Registration Details
Posted in 18th Century, 19th Century, Air Power, Conferences, Events, First World War, Historiography, Military History, Naval History, Second World War, War Studies, tagged British Commission for Military History, Conferences, King's College London, Military History, Spenser Wilkinson, University of Birmingham, World War I, World War II on October 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
New Research in Military History: A Conference for Postgraduate and Early-career Historians 18 November 2011 This conference, organised by the British Commission for Military History in association with the History of Warfare Research Group at King’s College London, intends to highlight the breadth and depth of research being undertaken by postgraduate and early career historians [...]
Influential Historians of War
Posted in Historiography, War Studies, tagged Historiography, Military History, War Studies, Wars and Conflicts on June 15, 2010 | 22 Comments »
[Cross posted at Thoughts on Military History] For a project at uni I have been set an interesting academic task. I have got to come up with a list of influential historians who have been critical to the development of the field. In the end I need a list of about 20 but at the [...]