Smithsonian History of Warfare Books in Order

This page lists the complete Smithsonian History of Warfare reading order by Adrian Goldsworthy, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 12 books / 1999-2005

Smithsonian History of Warfare Reading Order

01 War in the Air 1914-45(By: Williamson Murray) 1999 Buy

02 The Civil War and the Wars of the Nineteenth Century(By: Brian Holden Reid) 1999 Buy

03 Warfare in the Eighteenth Century(By: Jeremy Black) 1999 Buy

04 The Second World War in Europe(By: Charles Messenger) 1999 Buy

05 The Second World War in the East(By: H.P. Willmott) 2000 Buy

06 The Art Of War: War And Military Thought(By: Martin van Creveld) 2000 Buy

07 War at Sea in the Age of Sail(By: Andrew D. Lambert) 2000 Buy

08 War at Sea in the Ironclad Age(By: Richard Hill) 2000 Buy

09 History of Warfare: The Renaissance at War(By: John Keegan,Thomas F. Arnold) 2001 Buy

10 Wars of National Liberation(By: Daniel Moran) 2001 Buy

11 The Wars Of The Ancient Greeks(By: Victor Davis Hanson) 2002 Buy

12 Roman Warfare 2005 Buy

Smithsonian History of Warfare Books by Publication Order

1999 War in the Air 1914-45(By: Williamson Murray) #1

1999 The Civil War and the Wars of the Nineteenth Century(By: Brian Holden Reid) #2

1999 Warfare in the Eighteenth Century(By: Jeremy Black) #3

1999 The Second World War in Europe(By: Charles Messenger) #4

2000 The Second World War in the East(By: H.P. Willmott) #5

2000 The Art Of War: War And Military Thought(By: Martin van Creveld) #6

2000 War at Sea in the Age of Sail(By: Andrew D. Lambert) #7

2000 War at Sea in the Ironclad Age(By: Richard Hill) #8

2001 History of Warfare: The Renaissance at War(By: John Keegan,Thomas F. Arnold) #9

2001 Wars of National Liberation(By: Daniel Moran) #10

2002 The Wars Of The Ancient Greeks(By: Victor Davis Hanson) #11

2005 Roman Warfare #12

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This catalog currently lists 12 Smithsonian History of Warfare books published across 1999-2005.

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