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MILITARY HISTORY

World War II Conflict in Ancient World War I

The Definitive Encyclopedia Greece and Rome The Essential
and Document Collection The Definitive Political, Reference Guide
5 VOLUMES | SPENCER C. TUCKER, Social, and Military SPENCER C. TUCKER, EDITOR
EDITOR
Encyclopedia
3 VOLUMES | SARA E. PHANG,
IAIN SPENCE, DOUGLAS KELLY, AND
PETER LONDEY, EDITORS

ABC-CLIO
May 2016, 397pp, 7x10
Print: 978-1-4408-4121-7
ABC-CLIO $89.00, £69.00, €81.00
September 2016, 2,471pp, 8 1/2x11 eBook: 978-1-4408-4122-4
Print: 978-1-85109-968-9 ABC-CLIO
$520.00, £400.00, €473.00 June 2016, 1,421pp, 8 1/2x11
eBook: 978-1-85109-969-6 “ Tucker’s book lives up to
Print: 978-1-61069-019-5 its title claim as an essential
$310.00, £239.00, €282.00 reference guide for high school
> AWARD WINNER eBook: 978-1-61069-020-1 and college students. ”
Top Reference Title for 2016 –Booklist —Booklist, July 20, 2016
“ For those [libraries] that
“ is highly recommended for support programs in military With its authoritative reference entries,
This exhaustive encyclopedia
multiple introductory and perspective
studies, ancient history,
” mandatory purchase. Highly detailed chronology, and bibliography,
public and academic libraries. Latin, and Greek, it is a essays, primary source documents,
—Booklist, Starred Review, recommended. this single-volume reference provides
November 7, 2016 ” all the key information readers need to
“ beginning scholars of history —Choice, January 4, 2017 understand this monumental conflict.
An excellent resource for
The complex role warfare played in
and political science. . . . ancient Greek and Roman civilizations is FEATURES
Recommended. ” examined through coverage of key wars • Includes perspective essays on such
widely debated topics as what was
—Choice, March 1, 2017 and battles; important leaders, armies, the primary cause of World War I and
organizations, and weapons; and other whether the conflict made World War
With more than 1,700 cross-referenced noteworthy aspects of conflict. II inevitable
entries covering every aspect of World • Supplies important primary source
War II, the events and developments of SARA E. PHANG, PhD, is an documents—such as the Balfour
the era, and myriad related subjects as independent scholar. Declaration and the Zimmermann
well as a documents volume, this is the IAIN SPENCE, CSC, RFD, PhD, Telegram—that serve to put historical
most comprehensive reference work was head of the School of Classics, events into clearer context for
available on the war. History, Philosophy and Religion at the students
University of New England, Australia.

SPENCER C. TUCKER, PhD, is senior DOUGLAS KELLY, PhD, taught at SPENCER C. TUCKER, PhD, is senior
fellow in military history for ABC-CLIO Macquarie University in Sydney. fellow in military history for ABC-CLIO
and the author or editor of more than PETER LONDEY, PhD, is a lecturer and the author or editor of more than
50 books and encyclopedias, many of at the Australian National University, 50 books and encyclopedias, many of
which have received major awards. Canberra, Australia. which have received major awards.
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