Books Received

General

American Naval History: An Illustrated Chronology of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-Present, 3rd Edition. By Jack Sweetman. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press, 2002. ISBN 1-55750-430-X. Maps. Photographs. Illustrations. Bibliography. Indexes. Pp. xiv, 386. Paper. $38.95. An updated third edition, in both hardcover and paper, of the comprehensive reference work first published in 1984.

Civilian in Peace, Soldier in War: The Army National Guard, 1636-2000. By Michael D. Doubler. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2003. ISBN 0-7006-1249-1. Photographs. Illustrations. Tables. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xxiv, 460. Paper. $17.95. The history of the Guard from its origins as the Colonial Militia; this work was first published in 2000 as I am the Guard: A History of the Army National Guard, 1636-2000.

Handbook of Chemical Warfare and Terrorism. By Steven L. Hoenig. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2002. ISBN 0-313-32407-7. Illustrations. Tables. Index. Pp. x, 176. $69.95. This reference work provides a brief history of chemicals in warfare and an assessment of current chemical threats combined with instructions for protection and decontamination.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Buccaneers, Privateers, Freebooters and Filibusters,1493-1720. By Cruz Apestegui. London: Conway Maritime Press, 2002. ISBN 0-85177-932-8. Maps. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Indexes. Pp. 233. £30.00. A large format, lavishly illustrated survey of quasi-legal and illegal naval activity in the Caribbean with some coverage of associated national rivalries in Europe.

Powder and Propellants: Energetic Materials at Indian Head, Maryland, 1890-2001, 2d ed. By Rodney Carlisle. Denton: University of North Texas Press, 2002. ISBN 1-57441-149-7. Photographs. Illustrations. Tables. Appendixes. Glossary. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xviii, 322. $19.95. Institutional history of the U.S. Navy's principal facility for testing gun propellants and rocketry.

Remembrance: A Tribute to America's Veterans. Book and CD. By Robert A. and Robert B. Fletcher. New Milford, N.Y.: Iron Mountain Press, 2002. ISBN 0-9722961-0-7. Bibliography. Pp. 122. $49.95. CD $14.95. A series of watercolor paintings and pencil drawings depict veterans and funereal scenes from America's wars, accompanied by a CD of patriotic music.

Soldiers, Statecraft, and History: Coercive Diplomacy and International Order. By James A. Nathan. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002. ISBN 0-275-97641-6. Notes. Bibliographical essay. Index. Pp. xxvii, 188. Paper. $26.95. Argues for a new understanding of how to combine persuasion and force in an increasingly unstable world; limited force has utility, but only when it is "informed by more than a narrow definition of the national purpose."

Studies on Ottoman Social and Political History. Selected Articles and Essays. By Kemal H. Karpat. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, 2002. ISBN 90-04-12101-3. Appendixes. Glossary. Notes. Index. Pp. xii, 856. Thirty-one articles by the author "published in a variety of journals in the past decades, which seek to identify and analyze mainly the internal forces which transformed the Ottoman State into a variety of national states in the Balkans and the Middle East."

The Sword and the Centuries. By Alfred Hutton. Mechanicsburg, Pa.: Stackpole Books, 2003. ISBN 1-85367-513-X. Illustrations. Selected bibliography. Pp. xxviii, 371. Paper. $18.95. Facsimile reproduction, with a new introduction and bibliography, of a 1901 study, "being a description of the various swords used in civilized Europe during the last five centuries, and of single combats which have been fought with them."

Thinking Effects: Effects-Based Methodology for Joint Operations. By Col. Edward C. Mann III, Lt. Col. Gary Endersby, and Thomas R. Searle. Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.: Air University Press, 2002. ISBN 1-58566-112-0. Pp. xi, 99. Paper. Argues for the application of "effects-based operations," in place of traditional strategic considerations, to military actions; Cadre Paper No. 15.

War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning. By Chris Hedges. New York: Public Affairs, 2002. ISBN 1-58648-049-9. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. 211...