“The ‘new military history’ is new in its concern for military history as a part of the whole of history, not isolated from the rest, for the military as a projection of society at large, for the relationships of the soldier and the state, for military institutions and military thought.” So wrote Russell F. Weigley, one of the most accomplished and respected military historians of the latter half of the twentieth century. Beyond Combat includes a brief biography of Dr. Weigley by the editors, an introduction by Dennis F. Showalter, essays by nine of Dr. Weigley’s PhDs, and a select bibliography of his work.

Edward G. Longacre is Staff Historian, HQ Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, VA. Theodore J. Zeman is a history professor at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, PA.