books by Daniel Marston

books by Daniel Marston

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Daniel Marston

Phoenix from the Ashes: The Indian Army in the Burma Campaign

Daniel P. Marston

Praeger Publishers, 2003

The inside story of the Indian Army's triumph
For those who read about the Malaya and Burma campaigns of 1941 and 1942, and wonder why the British in the Far East were initially so unprepared to face the Japanese, this is an excellent account. For those who wonder how the extraordinary growth and ...

A Military History of India and South Asia: From the East India Company to the Nuclear Era

Indiana University Press, 2008

Experts contribute chapters strongly supported by source materials and research.
South Asia's geography and politics is of key interest to the developing nations, and so A Military History of India and South Asia From the East India Company to the Nuclear Era should be on the shelves of any college-level collection, whether it be military or ...

Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare (Companion)

Osprey Publishing, 2008

A fine choice for any serious military library.
Insurgency, terrorism and bloodshed have resulted in counter insurgencies ranging from military operations to politics, but successful strategies are often forgotten in the aftermath of war. The authors here gather a history and strategic commentary on the nature and ...

The Pacific War Companion: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima (Companion)

Daniel Marston

Osprey Publishing, 2007

Excellent analysis
As one who doesn't read such book for the pictures, but for the ideas and analysis, I found this book outstanding. Each topical chapter was fascinating. While it isn't a narrative history of the war, it helps put the key elements in focus; a highly readable, academic ...

The French-Indian War 1754-1760

Daniel Marston

Osprey Publishing, 2002

Warfare in the Wilderness
I enjoyed this book with a few exceptions.The "Battle of Grant's Hill" during the Forbes Campaign to take French held Fort Duquesne was poorly researched.The book states that the British destroyed several blockhouses around the fort prior to the battle,when in ...

The Seven Years' War (Essential Histories)

Daniel Marston

Osprey Publishing, 2001

Excellent primer
Daniel Marston's SEVEN YEARS' WAR is a well-researched scholarly account of that conflict. Marston tackles a broad and complicated subject in an comprehensible manner, producing an excellent introduction for any person unfamiliar with the Seven Years' War. The account ...

The American Revolution 1774-1783

Daniel Marston

Osprey Publishing, 2002

It's Amazing That We Won
Daniel Marston does a nice job of condensing this nine-year war into its essential elements. The book contains the usual assortment of drawings and maps that are common among Osprey publications. The war is told in a simple chronological order. Of note is that the ...

Liberty or Death: Wars That Forged A Nation (Essential Histories Specials)
Daniel Marston, Carl Benn, ...

Osprey Publishing, 2006

At the beginning of the 18th century, America was a colonized land with European countries squabbling over its many natural resources. In 1754, the French-Indian War broke out as a decisive battle between the French and British for control of North America. Britain's victory led to greater governmental involvement in the American colonies that ...