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United States at War: Understanding Conflict and Society

Why Study Conflict?: 

Why Study Conflict? War is always a major turning point for a nation and a complex topic that challenges researchers to consider all angles. To that end, ABC-CLIO has specialized in the study of war and conflict—and the political, social, and technological impacts on society—by working with preeminent military historians and expert educators to develop award-winning resources that help researchers understand conflict in a more complete, holistic way. With the release of United States at War, researchers, for the first time, have access to a comprehensive database that combines ready-reference, the story of war, and perspectives from scholars who model historical inquiry.

Introducing a Groundbreaking New Subscription Database: 

Introducing a Groundbreaking New Subscription Database Developed by a team of military historians and expert educators Provides access to authoritative reference content, pertinent primary sources, and a wealth of historical insight and analysis Helps researchers develop a deeper critical understanding of America’s history Will serve as one of the essential resources for the study of American history for years to come

Featuring Essential Resources for Informed Learning: 

Featuring Essential Resources for Informed Learning Focuses on the conflict periods that have defined the nation from its earliest beginnings to today. Packed with: Thoroughly explores the 14 major conflicts involving the United States throughout its history. Over 10,000 primary and secondary sources Weekly news on current conflicts Balanced expert analysis and pro/con perspectives that model good historical thinking

United States at War: Understanding Conflict and Society: 

United States at War: Understanding Conflict and Society Access the conflicts that shaped the culture and politics of the United States through three varied pathways: Research Quickly find the people, events, movements, and places associated with the conflicts using this comprehensive search engine. Wars Explore the causes, consequences, opponents, and general overview of each of the important conflicts. Themes Discover the underlying themes and review specific questions regarding the wars through the eyes of working historians and educators.

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Extensive War Coverage Full coverage of the major US-involved conflicts: North American Colonial Wars to 1776 American Revolution American Indian Wars, 1492-1890 War of 1812 Mexican-American War American Civil War Spanish-American and Philippine- American Wars World War I World War II Cold War Korean War Arab-Israeli Wars Vietnam War Middle East Wars

In-Depth Overviews: 

In-Depth Overviews Researchers can easily navigate the United States’ involvement in each war. Explore the circumstances and opponents that embodied each conflict while coming to understand its immediate, intermediate, and long-term causes and effects.

Detailed, Dynamic Timelines: 

Detailed, Dynamic Timelines Broken down by conflict, interactive timelines show the march of history—event-by-event and person-by-person—in each case, linking researchers to detailed articles or biographies.

Smart Statistical Tool: CLIOview: 

Smart Statistical Tool: CLIOview Using the CLIOview tool, researchers can easily compare statistics about participating nations across a single war.

Investigation of Current Issues: 

Investigation of Current Issues Regular Feature Essays discuss current issues in military history and global conflict and inform researchers’ understandings of the past and present.

Historians’ Perspectives: 

Historians’ Perspectives Historians’ Perspectives are shown alongside a personal photo and biographical sketch, giving researchers context for the information.

Broad Historical Essays: 

Broad Historical Essays Essays written by prominent historians survey each conflict. Inclusive information gives researchers the background and insight they need to understand the conflicts and the opponents who fought in them.

Thematic Essays and Analyses: 

Thematic Essays and Analyses Informative essays by working historians challenge researchers to confront each conflict’s domestic, economic, geopolitical, military, social, and technological implications.

Primary and Secondary Sources: 

Primary and Secondary Sources An extensive collection of engaging reference entries including: Historical documents Portraits of important individuals Personal narratives by participants Incisive quotes Audio and video recordings

Intuitive Search Options: 

Intuitive Search Options Over 10,000 reference items are easily searchable by text, reference category, or conflict, ensuring that researchers will quickly find the information they need.

Simple and Advanced Searches: 

Simple and Advanced Searches Researchers can conduct a simple text search by entering in a single word or an entire phrase. Advanced Search helps researchers narrow their initial search so they can quickly find the information they need.

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Comprehensive Search Results An incomparable body of primary and secondary sources, including audio files, events, maps, and individual biographies, provide researchers with a complete view of the United States’ involvement in each of the 14 major conflicts.

Ranked and Summarized Results: 

Ranked and Summarized Results Ranked and summarized search results give researchers guidance in navigating an extensive body of historical content.

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Clearly Organized Content Entries are organized by their primary conflict and traced to corresponding entries through related items and ready reference hyperlinks.

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Topical Summaries Informational overviews systematically break statistics down by topic and provide a springboard into relevant categories.

Facts and Figures: 

Facts and Figures Broken down by topic, Facts and Figures pages give information about each country, including population figures, imports and exports, natural resources and military resources.

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Engaging Visuals Battle maps for all 14 conflicts show not only the movement of forces, but also their strength.

Rich Multimedia Content: 

Rich Multimedia Content Researchers can view multimedia clips of historical events or listen to speeches and readings of primary sources.