and tactics of both the Macedonian phalanx and the Roman manipular legion
system.
Coox, Alvin. Nomonhan: Japan against Russia. Stanford: Stanford
University Press, 1990. Reprint of a massive study (more than 1,200 pages)
that heavily relies on Japanese sources.
Corbett, J. S. Maritime Operations in the Russo-Japanese War, 1904–1905.
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1994. Massive two-volume study of
the naval war, with an emphasis on strategic analysis. Rather technical but
authoritative.
Cotterrell, Arthur. Chariot: The Astounding Rise and Fall of the World’s First
War Machine. London: Pimlico, 2004. Interesting study of the development
and role of the chariot in ancient warfare in the Mediterranean, India, and
China.
Craig, Gordon. The Battle of Königgrätz. Philadelphia: University of
Pennsylvania, 1964. Standard scholarly work on the battle by a famous
historian.
Craig, William. Enemy at the Gates. New York: Bantam, 1982. Somewhat
dated but famous account of Stalingrad, with lots of details drawn from
eyewitness accounts.
Creasy, Edward Shepherd. Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From
Marathon to Waterloo. New York: Dorset Press, 1987 (1851). The book
that started the modern era of debates over lists of decisive battles. Strong
English and Western bias but still worth reading.
Crowly, Roger. Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of
Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World. New York: Random
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Ottoman Turks and Christian Western Europe during the 16th century.
D’Altroy, Terence. The Incas. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2002. Solid and
readable survey of Inca history. Strong on economics and politics.