Review of A.J. Munoz, The German Secret Field Police in Greece, 1941-1944 (2018)
(2023)
Journal Article
Searle, D. (2023). Review of A.J. Munoz, The German Secret Field Police in Greece, 1941-1944 (2018)
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Review of L. Paterson, Fallschirm Panzer Division ‘Hermann Göring’: A History of the Luftwaffe’s Only Armoured Division, 1939-1945 (2021) (2023)
Journal Article
Searle, D. (2023). Review of L. Paterson, Fallschirm Panzer Division ‘Hermann Göring’: A History of the Luftwaffe’s Only Armoured Division, 1939-1945 (2021). Journal of Military History, 87(2), 518-520Book review
Queen Elizabeth II's soft power and Britain's place in a post-Elizabethan Age (2022)
Journal Article
Cook, R. J., & Searle, D. (2022). Queen Elizabeth II's soft power and Britain's place in a post-Elizabethan Age. e-International relations,
Ed Nash interview with Alaric Searle, podcast 3 : day 228 of war in Ukraine (2022)
Digital Artefact
Searle, D., & Nash, E. (2022). Ed Nash interview with Alaric Searle, podcast 3 : day 228 of war in Ukraine. [YouTube]Discussion with Ed Nash (Military Matters) of current situation in Ukraine on Day 228 of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
Von Manteuffel. Un general más allá de la guerra (2022)
Journal Article
Searle, D. (2022). Von Manteuffel. Un general más allá de la guerra. Desperta ferro. Especial, 6(32), 12-15Like so many other prominent commanders of Panzer divisions, von Manteuffel gained his first military experience in the Great War, only to be accepted later in 1919 into the Reichswehr, where Heinz Guderian appreciated his talents as a commander in t... Read More about Von Manteuffel. Un general más allá de la guerra.
Podcast 2 with Alaric Searle; Ukraine - Day 58 (2022)
Digital Artefact
Searle, D. (2022). Podcast 2 with Alaric Searle; Ukraine - Day 58. [YouTube (online)]Ed Nash discussion with Alaric Searle on the first weeks of the war in Ukraine, the significant military developments and the wider politics of the conflict.
Ed Nash interview with Prof Alaric Searle on Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022)
Digital Artefact
Searle, D. (2022). Ed Nash interview with Prof Alaric Searle on Russian invasion of Ukraine. [YouTube (online)]A discussion with Ed Nash on the likely course of the conflict recorded on Thursday, 24 February 2022, the first day of combat operations at the start of the Russian Federation's "Special Military Operation." Podcast format broadcast on Ed Nash YouTu... Read More about Ed Nash interview with Prof Alaric Searle on Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Review of Anthony J. Candil, Tank Combat in Spain: Armored Warfare during the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 (April 2021) (2021)
Journal Article
Searle, D. (2021). Review of Anthony J. Candil, Tank Combat in Spain: Armored Warfare during the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 (April 2021). History: Reviews of New Books, 49(6), 144-146
Kurdish armour against ISIS : YPG/SDF tanks, technicals and AFVs in the Syrian Civil War, 2014-2019 (2021)
Book
Nash, E., & Searle, D. (2021). Kurdish armour against ISIS : YPG/SDF tanks, technicals and AFVs in the Syrian Civil War, 2014-2019. Oxford: OspreyOne of the most remarkable mechanized campaigns of recent years pitted the brutal and heavily armed jihadists of the Islamic State against the improvised Kurdish force, the YPG (later the SDF). While some Kurdish vehicles originated from Syrian Army... Read More about Kurdish armour against ISIS : YPG/SDF tanks, technicals and AFVs in the Syrian Civil War, 2014-2019.
An armistice without peace? The 'failed' Versailles settlement in Europe, 1919-1923 (2021)
Journal Article
Searle, D. (2021). An armistice without peace? The 'failed' Versailles settlement in Europe, 1919-1923. Historisches Jahrbuch, 141, 188-222
Tiger II : el coloso (2021)
Journal Article
Searle, D. (2021). Tiger II : el coloso. Desperta ferro. Especial, 5(28), 6-13El Tiger II fue, en muchos aspectos, el carro de combate pesado definitivo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Alcanzaba los 54 500 kg sin la torreta y unos apabullantes 69 800 kg con la Serien Turm –La torreta básica del modelo–. Con una coraza delantera... Read More about Tiger II : el coloso.
Los funnies de Hobart (2021)
Journal Article
Searle, D. (2021). Los funnies de Hobart. Desperta ferro. Contemporánea, 62-65
The counterinsurgency campaign of the Nigerian army : the fight against the Boko-Haram insurgency in north-east Nigeria, 1999-2017 (2020)
Thesis
Yalmi, G. The counterinsurgency campaign of the Nigerian army : the fight against the Boko-Haram insurgency in north-east Nigeria, 1999-2017. (Thesis). University of SalfordThe emergence of civilian democratic governance in Nigeria in 1999, which came after three decades of armed forces rule, has been a watershed in the nation’s five decade history. This period is associated with recurrent crises, including militancy an... Read More about The counterinsurgency campaign of the Nigerian army : the fight against the Boko-Haram insurgency in north-east Nigeria, 1999-2017.
“Soldiers with stiff bodies” : rumors, stereotypes and the Chinese image of the British army during the First Opium War (1839-1842) (2020)
Journal Article
Searle, D., & Zhang, Y. (2020). “Soldiers with stiff bodies” : rumors, stereotypes and the Chinese image of the British army during the First Opium War (1839-1842). Journal of Modern Chinese History, 14(1), 86-110. https://doi.org/10.1080/17535654.2020.1759307One of the more curious aspects of the First Opium War was the circulation of two claims about British soldiers among Chinese officials, instigated by Commissioner Lin Zexu: their uniforms were so tight, if they were to stumble they would not be able... Read More about “Soldiers with stiff bodies” : rumors, stereotypes and the Chinese image of the British army during the First Opium War (1839-1842).
Panzerkampfwagen V Panther (2020)
Journal Article
Searle, D. (2020). Panzerkampfwagen V Panther. Desperta ferro. Especial, 4(XXIV), 20-27
Warfare 1914-1918 (Great Britain and Ireland) (2019)
Journal Article
Searle, D. (2019). Warfare 1914-1918 (Great Britain and Ireland). https://doi.org/10.15463/ie1418.11374
A standard European tank? Procurement politics, technology transfer and the challenges of collaborative MBT projects in the NATO alliance since 1945 (2019)
Thesis
Cubbin, M. A standard European tank? Procurement politics, technology transfer and the challenges of collaborative MBT projects in the NATO alliance since 1945. (Thesis). University of SalfordInternational cooperation in weapons technology projects has long been a feature of alliance politics; and, there are many advantages to both international technology transfer and standardisation within military alliances. International collaboration... Read More about A standard European tank? Procurement politics, technology transfer and the challenges of collaborative MBT projects in the NATO alliance since 1945.
War elephants and early tanks : a transepochal comparison of ancient and modern warfare (2018)
Journal Article
Searle, D. (2018). War elephants and early tanks : a transepochal comparison of ancient and modern warfare. Militärgeschichtliche Zeitschrift, 77(1), 37-77. https://doi.org/10.1515/mgzs-2018-0002Although scholars have in the past dismissed the claim that war elephants were the »tanks of the ancient world«, a closer examination of the similarities between the two weapons reveals some remarkable parallels. In fact, a comparison shows that many... Read More about War elephants and early tanks : a transepochal comparison of ancient and modern warfare.
Armoured warfare : a military, political and global history (2017)
Book
Searle, D. (2017). Armoured warfare : a military, political and global history. London: Bloomsbury AcademicThis book charts the history of armoured warfare from the first use of the tank in 1916 right through to the 21st century, adopting military, political and global perspectives. Alaric Searle explores the origins of the tank, its role in the First Wor... Read More about Armoured warfare : a military, political and global history.
The military papers and correspondence of Major-General J.F.C. Fuller, 1916-1933 (2017)
Book
Searle, D. (2017). D. Searle (Ed.), The military papers and correspondence of Major-General J.F.C. Fuller, 1916-1933. Stroud: The History PressThe contribution of Major-General J.F.C. Fuller to military thought cannot be understood without studying his military career closely from December 1916, with his transfer to the Heavy Branch, Machine-Gun Corps, to his retirement in December 1933. Wh... Read More about The military papers and correspondence of Major-General J.F.C. Fuller, 1916-1933.