World at War

Understanding Conflict and Society

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Wars create important turning points in human history, defining our leaders and changing the lives of ordinary families and citizens. Whether fighting for independence, forging alliances, making a play for dominance, or battling a global threat, nations shape history—and the world—when they go to war.

World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society presents overviews of 50 wars, rebellions, and revolutions, both those commonly taught and those less so, and provides additional analysis of causes and consequences and portraits of opponents. The effect is to elucidate the global impact of these military conflicts that have defined our world from antiquity to today such that students and researchers may develop a deeper, critical appreciation of both the history of the world and the human costs of war.

Highlights

Contains more than 10,000 authoritative reference articles, including biographies and discussions of important places, events, movements, ideas, artifacts, and organizations
Houses more than 10,000 primary sources, including 6,400 images, 720 maps, 390 personal accounts, and 280 video and audio recordings
Supports student inquiry into historical dilemmas by asking questions such as "Was the French Revolution a direct result of the Enlightenment?" and "Was Ronald Reagan responsible for the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War?"
Features the CLIOview tool that allows students to make comparisons and graph statistical data related to countries during wartime, with more than 15 categories including active armed forces, land borders, religious groups and more to choose from
Developed by accomplished military historians, including Dr. Spencer Tucker (editor of award-winning titles including American Civil War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection; The Encyclopedia of the Cold War: A Political, Social, and Military History; and The Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Political, Social, and Military History) with input from librarians and educators

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Advisory Board

Dr. Lee W. Eysturlid is a history instructor at Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, Illinois. He also serves as an adjunct for Northwestern University's School of Continuing Studies program. Dr. Eysturlid earned his PhD in history from Purdue University, where he specialized in Intellectual Military History and the Habsburg and Ottoman empires. He is a member of the Citadel Historical Association and is an ABC-CLIO History Fellow. His published works include Philosophers of War: The Evolution of History's Greatest Military Thinkers (Praeger, 2013) and The Formative Influences, Theories, and Campaigns of the Archduke Carl of Austria (Praeger, 2000).

Spencer C. Tucker, PhD, has been senior fellow in military history at ABC-CLIO since 2003. He is the author or editor of more than 50 books and encyclopedias, many of which have won prestigious awards. Tucker's last academic position before his retirement from teaching was the John Biggs Chair in Military History at the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA. He has been a Fulbright scholar, a visiting research associate at the Smithsonian Institution, and, as a U.S. Army captain, an intelligence analyst in the Pentagon. His recently published works include American Civil War: A State-by-State Encyclopedia, Wars That Changed History: 50 of the World's Greatest Conflicts, and U.S. Conflict in the 21st Century: Afghanistan War, Iraq War, and the War on Terror, all published by ABC-CLIO.

Dr. James H. Willbanks is the General of the Army George C. Marshall Chair of Military History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Dr. Willbanks is a retired army officer and Vietnam veteran who has been on the CGSC faculty since retiring from the service. Prior to assuming the Marshall Chair, he served as Director of the CGSC Department of Military History for 11 years. Dr. Willbanks holds a BA in history from Texas A&M University, and an MA and PhD in history from the University of Kansas. He is the author or editor of 14 books, including A Raid Too Far (Texas A&M Press, 2014), Abandoning Vietnam (University Press of Kansas, 2004), The Battle of An Loc (Indiana University Press, 2005), The Tet Offensive: A Concise History (Columbia University Press, 2006), Vietnam War Almanac (Facts on file, 2009), and the editor of America's Heroes: Medal of Honor Recipients from the Civil War to Afghanistan (ABC-CLIO, 2011) and Generals of the Army (University of Kentucky Press, 2013). He and his work have been highlighted in media such as The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, U.S. News & World Report, Army Times, and PBS. He is currently serving as a consultant to Ken Burns in the production of an 8-part documentary on the Vietnam War for PBS. Dr. Willbanks' military awards and decorations include the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with "V" and Oak Leaf Cluster, two Purple Hearts, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with two Silver Stars.

Topic Centers

Ancient Greece, 2000–30 BCE • Peloponnesian War • Wars of Alexander the Great	The World Beyond Europe, 1500–1776 • Aztec-Spanish War • Inca-Spanish War • North American Colonial Conflicts to 1775	The World at War, 1914–1945 • World War I • 1917 Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War • Spanish Civil War • World War II
Ancient Rome, 1000 BCE–500 CE • Gallic Wars • Caesarian-Pompeian Civil War	The Emergence of Modern Europe, 1500–1800 • Thirty Years' War • English Civil War • War of the Spanish Succession	The Cold War, 1945–1991 • Chinese Civil War and Communist Revolution • Cold War • Arab-Israeli Wars • India-Pakistan Wars • Korean War • Vietnam War • Soviet-Afghan War
The Islamic World, 600–1700 • Wars of Muslim Expansion • Wars of Ottoman Expansion	A Time of Revolutions, 1776–1825 • American Revolution • French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars • War of 1812 • Revolutions in Latin America	A New Millennium, 1991–Present • Persian Gulf War • Yugoslav Wars • Afghanistan War and War on Terror • Iraq War
Central and East Asia, 500–1500 • Japanese Civil War	Spheres of Influence, 1776–1914 • British Conquest of India • Opium Wars • Mexican-American War • Crimean War • Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars • Boxer Rebellion
Medieval Europe, 500–1500 • Crusades in the Holy Land and Egypt • Baltic Crusades • Hundred Years' War	The Rise of Nationalism, 1815–1914 • American Civil War • American Indian Wars 1492–1890 • Wars of Italian Unification • Taiping Rebellion • Wars of German Unification • Sino-Japanese War • Russo-Japanese War • Mexican Revolution • Balkan Wars

Reviews/Endorsements

Reviews

"World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society combines a solid foundation of reference-type factual content with a rich collection of primary source material, valuable in itself for students doing basic library research. ABC-CLIO doesn't stop there, however. It turns World at War into an academic showcase by incorporating a number of authoritative essays—unique to this resource—demonstrating how scholars debate complex historical questions."—Library Journal Online

"The articles are well-written, informative, and engaging...It is very easy to explore a variety of topics and to navigate the database....Recommended."—Library Media Connection

"In content, design, and presentation, this product is a resounding ten. Highly recommended for public, school, and academic libraries, USW is the kind of wiz-bang resource of substance a user hopes for in the marketplace and on virtual library shelves."—Library Journal

"This is an excellent site for students to research 14 wars involving the United States from colonial times to the present."—ARBA

"This already outstanding resource has been improved with a crisp, easy-to-use interface that few students should have difficulty mastering. Highly recommended for school and public libraries."—Booklist

"A timely addition to ABC-CLIO's comprehensive web-based subscription databases."—tech learning

"Although it could be helpful in providing detailed background information to scholars and upper-division college students, this comprehensive and multifaceted database is also appropriate for the undergraduate or advanced high-school student who needs to go beyond the standard commercial Internet search. Recommended for academic and public libraries."—Booklist

"ABC-CLIO has designed an outstanding subscription-based website where students can learn and understand aspects of each of 14 wars in which the United States has been engaged. By organizing concepts into categories—Overview, Causes, Timeline, Consequences, Opponents, Facts & Figures, and CLIOview (which allows easy statistical comparison of countries—complex issues can be more easily understood. There are links to maps, flags, documents, images, individual, audio and video, dictionary, and help. Another useful feature of United States at War is the ability to search by Research, Wars, or Themes. Numerous Quicktime videos enhance learning, and add a valuable dimension to the website."—ComputEd Gazette

"'Objectivity and balance,' says the World at War website, 'are always of the utmost importance.' Possessing a solid foundation of factual content and a rich assortment of primary source material, World at War may come across as an electronic reference book, but it's hardly static. New material—such as expert commentary on the significance of retaking the city of Mosul in northern Iraq while that effort was just getting underway—is added constantly. More than 300 items were added to the resource in 2016 alone. This database comes in a standard edition for schools and public libraries as well as an academic version aimed at college student researchers. The latter version features the Idea Exchange, in which a number of authoritative essays—unique to World at War—demonstrate how scholars debate complex historical questions."—Library Journal

Awards

2006 Best Software in High School (BESSIE) - Social Studies Website — ComputED Best Educational Software Awards (BESSIES)

2006 Distinguished Achievement Award - Educational Website — American Reference Books Annual

2006 Education Software Review Award (EDDIE) - US History Website — ComputEd Gazette

2006 Award of Excellence — Technology & Learning

2007 Best Education Reference — SIIA CODiE Award

2007 Best Social Studies Instruction Solution — SIIA CODiE Award

2008 Best Educational Software Award (BESSIE)—Social Studies Web Site — ComputEd Gazette

2008 Education Software Review Award (EDDIE) — ComputEd Gazette

2008 Award of Excellence — Tech and Learning

2014 Education Software Review Award (EDDIE) - Best Social Studies Website — ComputEd Gazette

2017 CODiE Award Winner - Best Social Sciences Instructional Solution — SIIA

2018 Gold Award — Modern Library Awards

2019 Best Social Studies Website — ComputED Best Educational Software Awards (BESSIES)

2018 Best Online Educational Resource — ComputED Best Educational Software Awards (BESSIES)

2018 Best Social Studies Website — ComputED Best Educational Software Awards (BESSIES)

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