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MILITARY HISTORY

World War I Understanding Crisis in a

The Definitive Encyclopedia U.S. Military Divided Korea
and Document Collection Conflicts through A Chronology and
5 VOLUMES Primary Sources Reference Guide
SPENCER C. TUCKER, EDITOR
4 VOLUMES | JAMES R. ARNOLD JAMES I. MATRAY
AND ROBERTA WIENER, EDITORS

ABC-CLIO
ABC-CLIO April 2016, 389pp, 7x10
October 2014, 2,307pp, 8 1/2x11 ABC-CLIO Print: 978-1-61069-992-1
Print: 978-1-85109-964-1 November 2015, 1,840pp, 8 1/2x11 $89.00, £69.00, €81.00
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This book helps the reader
> AWARD WINNER “ better understand current U.S.
2015 Editors’ Choice Selection –Booklist > AWARD WINNER relations with South Korea as
“ the war fulfills the aim of being 2015 AHF Distinguished Writing Awards well as gives insights into the
[T]his extensive examination of
North Korean Kim dynasty, its
Reference Winner –The Army Historical
a ‘definitive’ set. . . . The entries, Foundation ability to last through three
generations, and its current
overall, are succinct and well “ Useful for libraries supporting
written. . . . This exhaustive a military-history curriculum nuclear posturing. ”
encyclopedia is highly or public libraries collecting —ARBA, August 22, 2016
” This book provides scholars and
recommended. comprehensively. . . .
—Booklist, December 15, 2014 Recommended. ” students examining Korea’s place
Offering exhaustive coverage, detailed —Choice, May 1, 2017 in modern world politics with an
analyses, and the latest historical An easily accessible resource that invaluable resource for understanding
interpretations of events, this expansive, showcases the links between using the causes, course, and consequences
five-volume encyclopedia is the most documented primary sources and of the ongoing crisis on the Korean
comprehensive and detailed reference gaining a more nuanced understanding Peninsula.
source on the First World War available of military history. FEATURES
today. • Provides readers with an
FEATURES
understanding of the reasons for
• Covers benchmark documents in U.S.
SPENCER C. TUCKER, PhD, is senior the existence of two nations on the
fellow in military history for ABC-CLIO diplomatic and military history from Korean Peninsula
and the author or editor of more than 14 conflicts
50 books and encyclopedias, many of
which have received major awards. JAMES R. ARNOLD is the author of JAMES I. MATRAY, PhD, is professor
more than 30 books devoted to military of history at California State University,
Chico, CA.
and political history.
ROBERTA WIENER is managing editor
of the Journal of Military History.
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