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CLIO eBook Collection REFTucker (senior fellow of military history at ABC-CLIO; Battles That Changed History) treats users to alphabetically arranged entries on people, places, key terms, and events of interest, as well as maps and primary-source documents. The text is prefaced by an alphabetical listing of the entries as well as a list of general and battle-specific maps, and an introduction to and an overview of the war. The overview includes a description of the chief causes of the conflict, as well as ancillary causes, with some brief analy...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Gr 8 Up–Prefaced by short overviews of the war’s causes, course, and effects, these more than 850 alphabetically arranged articles examine relevant events and figures from the Battle of New Orleans and James Madison to the Battle of Emuckfaw Creek and Davy Crockett. Entries range from a few paragraphs to several columns in length, and each ends with cross-references and further-reading suggestions. Black-and-white maps and occasional period portraits and other images are placed througho...Log In or Sign Up to Read More