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Until 1979, homosexual men were systematically exempt from military service in the Bundeswehr. Although homosexuality alone was no longer a cause for being unfit for service, the principle applied to homosexual soldiers was: compulsory military service yes, career no. In most cases, same-sex...

A vivid new history of the criminal underworld in the medieval Holy Land   The religious wars of the crusades are renowned for their military engagements. But the period was witness to brutality beyond the battlefield. More so than any other medieval war zone,...

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. In the late fifth century, a girl whose name...

Thomas R. Martin recounts the unmatched political and military career of Phocion of Athens, and his tragic downfall   "Elegant and enlightening."--Dominic Green, Wall Street Journal   Phocion (402-318 BCE) won Athens...

Revolutionary Warfare investigates how efforts to counter a revolution could also be revolutionary. The Algerian War fractured the French Empire, destroyed the legitimacy of colonial rule, and helped launch the Third Worldist movement for the liberation of the Global South....

The Ryukyu islands have been inhabited by humans for over 30,000 years. Their modern population, however, did not come from stone-age ancestors, nor did distinctive forms of Ryukyuan culture, such as sacred groves or stone-walled castles, emerge from within the islands. Instead, different groups...

The miraculous story of Madrid--how a village became a great world city   For centuries Madrid was an insignificant settlement on the central Iberian plateau. Under its Muslim rulers the town was fortified and enlarged, but even after the Reconquista it...

Winner of the 2025 Book of the Year Award from the George Washington American Revolution Round Table. In Defending Fort Stanwix, William L. Kidder tells the dramatic story of "the fort that never surrendered" and the crucial role it played in the American War...

With implications for the war in Ukraine, a surprising history of the Crimean Tatars from the fifteenth century to the present day.   The Crimean Tatars were the Turkic-speaking native peoples of Crimea who established a powerful khanate in the 1440s, which...

The surprising history of how Americans have fought over the meaning and legacy of the Revolution for nearly two and a half centuries   Americans agree that their nation's origins lie in the Revolution, but they have never agreed on what the Revolution meant....

In America's Cold Warrior, James Graham Wilson traces Paul Nitze's career path in national security after World War II, a time when many of his mentors and peers returned to civilian life. Serving in eight presidential administrations, Nitze commanded White House...

Explores how Black New Englanders maintained a sense of belonging among their kin in the face of slavery As winter turned to spring in the year 1699, Sebastian and Jane embarked on a campaign of persuasion. The two wished to marry, and they sought the backing of their...