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See particularly the following citation for a useful bibliography on archery: http://www.student.utwente.nl/~sagi/artikel/misc/bibliography.html
Most of the articles and book reviews cited in this bibliography are taken from various professional historical publications, for example The Journal of Military History and its predecessor publication Military Affairs. Past issues of this publication, excluding the most recent three years, can be accessed through JSTOR, which is an independent not-for-profit organization with a mission to create a trusted archive of scholarly journals and to increase access to these journals as widely as possible. The site is http://www.jstor.org. From the web site, it appears to be one of those sites which is normally accessible only through participating academic institutions. Information obtained on page 1082 of The Journal of Military History, October 2004 (Vol. 64, No. 4). From looking at the web site, I would imagine that many of the journals cited in the bibliography are part of it.
http://www.deremilitari.org/ De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military History. De Re Militari is an international scholarly association established to foster and develop interest in the study of military affairs and warfare in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period. The society publishes the Journal of Medieval Military History and organizes academic conferences focused on medieval warfare. There are some absolutely fantastic resources here for bibliographical information on medieval and early modern warfare. A must-see site for the serious student of this subject. The site for by author reviews is http://www.deremilitari.org/REVIEWS/bookrev_author.htm
Beeler, John H. "The State of the Art: Recent Scholarship in Late Medieval and Early Modern Military History", Military Affairs, October 1983 (Vol. 47, No. 3), pp. 141-143. A good solid little bibliographical article on "recent" (early 1980's) military history publications about the late medieval and early modern era. For some unknown reason, the identical article can also be found in the December 1983 edition (Vol. 47, No. 4), pp. 193-195.
France, John, "Historiographical Essay: Recent Writing on Medieval Warfare: From the Fall of Rome to c. 1300." The Journal of Military History, Volume 65, No. 2 (April 2001), pp. 441-473. Excellent. Most impressive. In general, it is concerned with the literature that has appeared since about 1975, but there is some reference to earlier material. If you are seriously interested in medieval warfare and want to know what literature is out there, you need to get a copy of this article. A good read for the serious scholar.
Black, Jeremy, War in European History, 1494-1660. Part of The Essential Bibliography Series. Washington: DC: Potomac Books, Inc., 2006. ISBN: 1-57488-971-0. Be you warned up front: this volume is an academic one, not for the casual reader or the person just interested in "blood and thunder" military history. Those just interested in the History Channel approach to military history won't find this much use. But for the serious scholar it is a blessing. It is a relatively short book (118 pages) but a most excellent and valuable one, done by an acknowledged expert in the field. In the words of the back cover of this volume, "The books in the Essential Bibliography series include an essay by a noted scholar on the important historiographical issues and a pertinent bibliography for a particular period or theme in military history. They serve as research tools for librarians, researchers, and readers with a professional interest and as a starting point for pursuing further studies." This particular volume has an introduction, seven chapters on various general themes of the military history of this era, a conclusion, and a bibliography. Each theme is examined in accordance with a general overall schema which is summarized best in Black's own words, "Any typology of military history is necessarily subjective, but this study rests on the argument that there are two main categories of military history: first accounts of the military, of its organization, weaponry, war making, and conflicts; and second, discussion of the relationship between war and a host of other themes, principally international competition, state-building, and social developments. These categories overlap, but they are also different in character and intention. As a result of the latter category in particular, the range of literature that can be referred to is immense, and it is easy to understand why military historians focus on the first category. This is a mistake. The significance of war and the military rests on their interaction with developments in other spheres." I highly recommend this volume. Anyone seriously interested in the military history of this era needs to have this one on their bookshelf.
Bruce, Anthony. A Bibliography of British Military History, from the Roman Invasions to the Restoration, 1660. Munchen: K. G. Sauer, 1981. A very well indexed and well done work with 3,300 entries, covering every aspect of the military art over a period of more than 17 centuries. According to the reviewer, this is an indispensable reference tool for anyone with an interest in early British military history, whether they be a serious scholar or a buff. Information taken from a review by John Beeler in Military Affairs, April, 1982 (Vol. 46, No. 2), pp. 108.
DeVries, Kelly. A Cumulative Bibliography of Medieval Military History and Technology. Leiden, Netherlands, Brill, 2002. ISBN: 90-04-12227-3. A very comprehensive volume, over 1100 pages, with more than 12,000 separate bibliographic entries. The purpose of the book is to assist scholars, both experienced and novice, to find secondary sources. Well indexed, with a 60-page index of authors. While there are some omissions and misspellings, the work is overall extremely well done. Information taken from a review by Frederick Suppe in The Journal of Military History, Vol. 66, No. 4 (October 2002), pp. 1190-1191. Extensively revised and republished in 2004, ISBN: 90-04-14040-9 (Noted in The Journal of Military History, Vol. 70, No. 2 (April 2006) ). Also in CD-Rom format, ISBN: 90-04-12907-3, as noted in The Journal of Military History, Vol. 71, No. 4 (October 2007), pp. 1335.
Jessup, John E. Balkan Military History: A Bibliography. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1986. This judicious bibliography is divided into nine chapters, eight of which are devoted to chronological periods ranging from the late 14th century to 1984 and one to the Balkans in general. Every chapter places the annotated bibliographic entries in the proper historic context, and all bibliographical references are listed separately at the end of individual chapters. As a consequence, the volume is valuable, not only as a bibliographic reference work but, perhaps even more so, also as an excellent, detailed review of Balkan historiography. This is an excellent reference work. Information taken from a review by Stephen Fischer-Galati in Military Affairs, October 1987 (Vol. 51, No. 4), pp. 216. This goes both before and well beyond our chosen period, but it appears to me to be a useful reference for our era of interest and so I am including it in the bibliography.
Levine, Mortimer, comp. Tudor England, 1485-1603. (Conference on British Studies Bibliographical Handbooks No. 1). New York: Cambridge University Press, 1968. The purpose of these bibliographical guides is to make available to graduate students and faculty compact lists of the basic works in each period and field of interest. Some 130 items are listed under "Military and Naval History"; a significant omission is that of Albion's maritime bibliography, which is a basic guide to these materials. Quite useful publication. Information taken from an unattributed review in Military Affairs, February 1969 (Vol. 32, No. 4), pp. 207.
Meier, David, "An Appeal for a Historiographical Renaissance: Lost Lives and the Thirty Years War", The Historian, Vol. 67, No. 2 (Summer 2005), pp. 254-274. An examination and discussion of historical literature from and about the Thirty Years War. The author's particular attention is the previously neglected but extremely rich materials published in, and shortly after, the seventeenth century.