We are working on a contracted book titled The Routledge Handbook of U.S. Diplomatic and Military History the Colonial Period to 1877. We have already gathered a number of great contributors for this volume and are seeking additional contributors for the remaining sections.

We see this book being used as an excellent reference, and in upper level or graduate classes on military or diplomatic history, with the potential for individual essays or chapters being used in a wide range of courses.

We are seeking two different types of essays, as noted on the brief outline below-historiography/overview/introductory essays and topical essays within the chapter. Below is the list of essays for which we still need contributors.

These essays are overviews of the period and should include a review of literature. We are looking especially for established scholars to contribute the historiographical overviews:

Colonial Warfare in North America in the 17th Century The Struggle for Empire in North America (1690-1774)
The American Revolution (1775-1783)
The Early Republic, 1783-1815
Policy Crisis of the Early Republic: 1783-1812
The War of 1812 (1812-1815)
Expansion, Empire and Conflict, 1816-1877
Manifest Destiny: The Monroe Doctrine and Westward Expansion, (1816-1861)
The Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
The Civil War (1861-1864)
Reconstruction as Military History

These essays are topical and may be include new material, or new arguments:

Tidewater Wars (1622-1644)
The Pequot Wars (1634-1638)
The Beaver Wars (mid 1600s).
Siege and Massacre at Fort William Henry
Military Campaigns of Fort Duquesne
Great War for Empire – The French and Indian War as a World War.
The Legacy of 1763.
A Dual Strategy: Conventional and Unconventional Warfare (in the context of The American Revolution).
Evolution of the Franco-American Alliance and France’s
Military Contribution in the Revolutionary War.
Jefferson and the LA Purchase: Westward Expansion and the Drive Toward Empire.
War Without Declaration: The Barbary Wars.
Atrocity and Reciprocity: The burnings of Washington D.C. and Toronto and the changing
military and diplomatic environment.
The British and Native American Coalition: The Shawnee and Creek military operations against the U.S.
The Treaty of Ghent and the Battle of New Orleans:
Sharpshooters, Volunteers, and the Anatomy of a Battle fought after the war ended.
The Monroe Doctrine: Origins and Consequences.
Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Policy
This essay will discuss Jackson’s Indian Removal Policy through the Trail of Tears.
Winfield Scott in Central Mexico.
An equal right to die for one’s country: The plight of African-American and immigrant soldiers in the Civil War.
The impact of new technology and changing tactics on warfare during the Civil War.
Unconventional Warfare during the Civil War.
Reconstruction as Nation Building.

Essays will be roughly 4,000 to 5,000 words and we would like a full rough draft by June 1 15.
This book is already under contract, along with a second volume, with Routledge. There is also a small honorarium being offered. This is a great opportunity for established and up-and-coming scholars.

If you are interested please send an email to both Dr. Christos Frentzos and Dr. Antonio Thompson with your preferred chapter and your C.V. If you have questions, please feel free to ask.

Sincerely,

Antonio Thompson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Austin Peay State University
thompsonas@apsu.edu

and

Dr. Christos Frentzos
Associate Professor, Austin Peay State University
frentzosc@apsu.edu