LITERARY CRITICISM

Prisoner Exchange in Yugoslavia, 1941 1945

By Gaj Trifković and Klaus Schmider Series: New Perspectives on the Second World War Examines the little-known story of prisoner exchanges during WW2 in Yugoslavia.

The Second World War in Yugoslavia is notorious for the brutal struggle between the armed forces of the Third Reich and the communist-led Partisans. Less known is the fact that the two sides negotiated prisoner exchanges throughout the war. This is the first comprehensive analysis of prisoner exchanges and the attendant contacts between the German occupation authorities and the Yugoslav Partisans.

University Press of Kentucky • 9781949668087 • Hardback • 10 tables 229 x 152mm • 476 pages • May 2020 • £83.00

American Datu

John J. Pershing and Counterinsurgency Warfare in the Muslim Philippines, 1899-1913

By Ronald K. Edgerton Series: Battles and Campaigns Explores a crucial but often overlooked period in the development of American counterinsurgency strategy.

Tracing Pershing’s military campaigns in the Philippines, Ronald K. Edgerton examines how Progressive Counterinsurgency doctrine evolved in direct response to the first sustained military encounter between the United States and Muslim militants. In light of Pershing’s military success, this study calls for a re-evaluation of the more invasive counterinsurgency methods used by US officers against Muslim militants today.

University Press of Kentucky • 9780813178936 • Hardback • 12 b/w illus., 5 maps • 229 x 152mm • 376 pages • April 2020 • £45.00

To Risk It All

The Capture of Fort Duquesne, and the Course of Empire in the Ohio Country By Michael N. McConnell An in-depth exploration of General John Forbes’ campaign against Fort Duquesne.

General John Forbes’ campaign against Fort Duquesne was the largest over-land expedition during the Seven Years’ War in America. While most histories of the time period include the Forbes Campaign as an aside, McConnell documents how and why Forbes and his army succeeded, and what his success meant to the subsequent history of the mid-Atlantic colonies, native inhabitants of the Ohio Country, and the empire he represented.

Film, Document, and Ritual in Russia’s Contested Memory of World War II By Jeremy Hicks Series: Russian and East European Studies Explores the power of an image in building a national narrative.

One of the most iconic images of WWII was a Russian soldier raising a red flag atop the ruins of the German Reichstag. Award-winning author Jeremy Hicks explores how the Soviets, and then Putin, have used this image and the banner itself to build a remarkably powerful mythology of Russian greatness.

University of Pittsburgh Press • 9780822946502 • Hardback • 40 b/w illus. 229 x 152mm • 340 pages • October 2020 • £35.00

German-Balkan Entangled Histories in the Twentieth Century

Edited by Christopher Molnar and Myrna Zakic Series: Russian and East European Studies Explores the history and memory of Germany’s fateful push for power in the Balkans.

This volume brings together a diverse group of young scholars from North America and Europe to explore the history and memory of Germany’s fateful push for power in the Balkans during the era of the two world wars and the long post-war period. Each chapter focuses on one or more of four interrelated themes: war, empire, (forced) migration, and memory.

University of Pittsburgh Press • 9780822946458 • Hardback • 8 b/w illus. 229 x 152mm • 344 pages • October 2020 • £35.00

Conscript Nation

Coercion and Consent in the Bolivian Barracks

By Elizabeth Shesko Series: Pitt Latin American Series

The first comprehensive history of the military's role in Bolivian state formation.

Drawing on a body of internal military records never before used by scholars, Elizabeth Shesko argues that conscription in Bolivia evolved into a pact between the state and society. It not only was imposed from above but was also embraced from below because it provided a space for Bolivians across divides of education, ethnicity, and social class to negotiate their relationships with each other and with the state.