JAMS Book Reviews
The editor of the Journal of Advanced Military Studies is interested in books reviews, review essays, and historiographical essays for the coming publishing year.
The typical single-title review is approximately 750 words. Multiple-title review essays are usually longer at approximately 1,250 words and can be footnoted. Historiographical essays are typically at least 3,000 words and footnoted. MCUP's in-house style guide is based on rules for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization found in the 17th edition of Chicago Manual of Style and your work should be formatted accordingly prior to submission.
To request a review copy, email your name, address, and title(s) of interest to mcu_press@usmcu.edu.
Review Guidelines (download)
Historiographical Essays
JAMS is looking for historiographical essays to complement forthcoming topical issues of the journal. Submit an essay proposal to mcu_press@usmcu.edu or to request more information.
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
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AUTHOR/EDITOR
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YEAR/PUBLISHER
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| Cyber Wargaming: Research and Education for Security in a Dangerous Digital World |
Frank Smith, Nina Kollars, and Benjamin Schechter |
2023, Georgetown University Press |
| Pakistan and American Diplomacy: Insights from 9/11 to the Afghanistan Endgame |
Ted Craig |
2024, Potomac Books |
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Power Up: Leadership, Character, and Conflict Beyond the Superhero Multiverse
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Steven Leonard et al.
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2023, Casemate
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| Unwinnable Wars: Afghanistan and the Future of American Armed Statebuilding |
Adam Wunische |
2024, Polity Press |
| Come Fly with Us: NASA's Payload Specialist Program |
Melvin Croft and John Youskauskas |
2019, University of Nebraska Press |
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The Military Legacy of Alexander the Great: Lessons for the Information Age
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Michael P. Ferguson and Ian Worthington
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2024, Routledge
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Army Spouses: Military Families during the Global War on Terror
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Morten G. Ender
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2023, University of Virginia Press
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Fire and Rain: Nixon, Kissinger, and the Wars in Southeast Asia
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Carolyn Woods Eisenberg
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2023, Oxford University Press
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Right and Wronged in International Relations: Evolutionary Ethics, Moral Revolutions, and the Nature of Power Politics
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Brian Rathbun
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forthcoming, Cambridge University Press
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Who Owns Outer Space?: International Law, Astrophysics, and the Sustainable Development of Space
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Michael Byers and Aaron Boley
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forthcoming, Cambridge University Press
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Deter, Disrupt, or Deceive: Assessing Cyber Conflict as an Intelligence Contest
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Robert Chesney and Max Smeets
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2023, Georgetown University Press
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25 Days to Aden: The Unknown Story of Arabian Elite Forces at War
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Michael Knights
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2023, Profile Books
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| Reform and Experimentation after the Cold War, 1989-2001 |
Philip L. Shiman, Elliott V. Converse III, and Joseph A. Arena |
2022, Historical Office, Secretary of Defense |
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From Berkeley to Berlin: How the RAD Lab Helped Avert Nuclear War
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Tom Ramos
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2022, Naval Institute Press
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The Origins of Surface-to-Air Guided Missile Technology: German Flak Rockets and the Onset of the Cold War
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James Mills
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2022, Casemate
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The Nuclear Club: How America and the World Policed the Atom from Hiroshima to Vietnam
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Jonathan R. Hunt
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2022, Stanford University Press
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Newport Manual on Arctic Security
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Walter Berbrick, Gaelle Rivard Piche, and Michael Zimmerman
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2022, Naval Institute Press
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China’s Strategic Arsenal: Worldview, Doctrine, and Systems
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James M. Smith and Paul J. Bolt
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2021, Georgetown University Press
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