Introduction strategic history -- 1. Themes and contexts of strategic history -- 2. Carl von Clausewitz and the theory of war -- 3. From limited war to national war: the French Revolution and the Napoleonic way of war -- 4. The nineteenth century, I: A strategic view -- 5. The nineteenth century, II: Technology, warfare, and international order -- 6. World War I, I: Controversies -- 7. World War I, II: Modern warfare -- 8. The twenty-year armistice, 1919-1939 -- 9. The mechanization of war -- 10. World War II in Europe, I: The structure and course of total war -- 11. World War II in Europe, II: Understanding the war -- 12. World War II in Asia-Pacific, I: Japan and the politics of Empire -- 13. World War II in Asia-Pacific, II: Strategy and warfare -- 14. The Cold War, I: Politics and -- 15. The Cold War, II: The nuclear revolution -- 16. War and peace after the Cold War: An interwar decade -- 18. Irregular warfare: Guerrillas, Insurgents and terrorists -- 19. Conclusion: War, peace and international order -- 20. Conclusion: Must future strategic history resemble the past.