| | '''Military history''' is the study of armed conflict between nations or other geographically based armies, and the many components, background factors, and implications and impact of those conflicts on nations, individuals and perceptions.<ref>Terrorists, who do not have a geographical base, are usually not included.</ref> Modern military history has grown to include many new areas of study going well beyond traditional concerns with campaigns, individual battles, and famous generals.<ref>See interpretations by two leading British scholars: Jeremy Black, ''Rethinking military history'' (2004); and Michael Howard, "Military history and the history of war", in Williamson Murray and Richard Hart Sinnreich, eds. ''The past as prologue: the importance of history to the military profession'' (2006).</ref> | | '''Military history''' is the study of armed conflict between nations or other geographically based armies, and the many components, background factors, and implications and impact of those conflicts on nations, individuals and perceptions.<ref>Terrorists, who do not have a geographical base, are usually not included.</ref> Modern military history has grown to include many new areas of study going well beyond traditional concerns with campaigns, individual battles, and famous generals.<ref>See interpretations by two leading British scholars: Jeremy Black, ''Rethinking military history'' (2004); and Michael Howard, "Military history and the history of war", in Williamson Murray and Richard Hart Sinnreich, eds. ''The past as prologue: the importance of history to the military profession'' (2006).</ref> |