Selection of DC Motor Drivers
Yes. A brushless Permanent magnet DC motor requires a controller that switches the polarity of the voltage applied to the windings similarly to supplying AC to the windings.

A DC motor with a commutator (and wound rotor) requires variable-voltage DC applied to the armature. The field is usually supplied by a separate fixed or variable-voltage DC supply rather than being series or parallel connected. The field can also be a permanent magnet with the same type of controller less the separate power supply for the field.

If you search PMDC motor control and armature voltage DC motor control you should be able to find detailed explanations of each type. There are a lot of details and variations to the designs, a lot of features, and a lot of aspects of the their of operation. There is much more than can be covered in this question and answer format.