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MILITARY HISTORY


                                 Wars That                                           Instruments of War
                                 Changed History                                     Weapons and
                                 50 of the World’s                                   Technologies That
                                 Greatest Conflicts                                  Have Changed History
                                                                                     SPENCER C. TUCKER
                                 SPENCER C. TUCKER
                                                                                       Recommended for high
                                  “ For all collections                               “ school and undergraduate
                                   where there is an
                                   interest in history. Highly                         libraries and public
                                   recommended. All                                    libraries whose patrons
                                                ”
            ABC-CLIO               libraries/levels.            ABC-CLIO               need accurate and brief
                                                                                                ”
            September 2015, 609pp, 7x10                         July 2015, 428pp, 7x10  summaries.
            Print: 978-1-61069-785-9      —Choice, July 1, 2016  Print: 978-1-4408-3654-1
            $100.00, £77.00, €91.00                             $89.00, £69.00, €81.00       —Choice, April 1, 2016
            eBook: 978-1-61069-786-6  A thorough study of significant   eBook: 978-1-4408-3655-8
                                 wars throughout history and                         This highly detailed and well-
            their influence on world affairs—from the Egyptian Pharaoh               illustrated single-volume work
            Thutmore III’s Campaigns during 479–459 BCE through the Iraq   documents the evolution of warfare across history through
            War of 2003–2011.                                   weaponry and technological change.

                                                                SPENCER C. TUCKER, PhD, is senior fellow in military history for
            SPENCER C. TUCKER, PhD, is senior fellow in military history for
            ABC-CLIO and the author or editor of more than 50 books and   ABC-CLIO and the author or editor of more than 50 books and
            encyclopedias, many of which have received major awards.  encyclopedias, many of which have received major awards.

                                 Voices of                                           American Civil War

                                 the Iraq War                                        A State-by-State
                                 Contemporary                                        Encyclopedia
                                 Accounts of Daily Life                              2 VOLUMES
                                                                                     SPENCER C. TUCKER, EDITOR
                                 BRIAN L. STEED, EDITOR                              PAUL G. PIERPAOLI JR., ASSOCIATE
                                                                                     EDITOR
                                  “ More than merely an oral                          “ [A] unique ready
                                   or documentary history
                                   of the war, this title could                        reference that
            GREENWOOD              well serve as a textbook                            underscores differences
            April 2016, 288pp, 8 1/2x11  for senior high school and   ABC-CLIO         and similarities often not
            Print: 978-1-4408-3674-9  undergraduate history     March 2015, 1,019pp, 7x10  appreciated by those
            $79.00, £61.00, €72.00                              Print: 978-1-59884-528-0  employing the many Civil
            eBook: 978-1-4408-3675-6  courses. . . . Throughout,
                                   the text is both readable    $189.00, £146.00, €172.00  War reference works
                                                ”                                      Recommended.
                                   and informative.             eBook: 978-1-59884-529-7  currently available. . . .
                                         —ARBA, March 13, 2017                                      ”
                                                                                           —Choice, August 18, 2015
            The Iraq War (2003–2011) was the most significant conflict in the
            early 21st century. This book examines the ongoing importance   This two-volume encyclopedia offers a unique insight into the
            of this war for the Middle East and the world today through first-  Civil War from a state and local perspective, showing how the
            person accounts of the war and primary source documents.  American experience of the conflict varied significantly based on
                                                                location.

            BRIAN L. STEED is a U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and a military   SPENCER C. TUCKER, PhD, is senior fellow in military history for
            history instructor at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff   ABC-CLIO and the author or editor of more than 50 books and
            College as well as a Middle East foreign area officer.
                                                                encyclopedias, many of which have received major awards.




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