Encyclopedia of War and American Society (PDF)

• Explores and analyzes three types of effects of war—direct effects, interactive relationships, and indirect effects—to illustrate the range of connections between war and American society


• Probes the correlations between our wartime expeditions and the experiences of the greater American society not limited to just the war years but also demonstrates how the wartime event impacted society after the conflicts ended


• Offers readers a host of documents including passages from letters, diaries, autobiographies, official documents, novels, poems, songs, and cartoons, as well as images, graphs, and a number of tables of relevant data, surveys, and public opinion polls to extend their research capabilities


• Concentrates mostly on the last 100 years to give more coverage on this often neglected wartime era

Key Themes 

• Arts and Culture


• Civil-Military Relations


• Economy and Labor


• Education (both military and civilian)


• Environment and Health


• Journalism and Media


• Law and Justice


• Military Leaders and Figures


• Planning, Command and Control


• Race, Gender, and Ethnicity


• Religion


• Science and Technology


• Veterans' Issues and Experiences


• The Wars themselves and their civilian and military leaders

The Encyclopedia of War and American Society is a must-have reference for all academic libraries as well as a welcome addition to any social science reference collection.