![]() "In the years immediately following World War II, information was disclosed about what has been termed the "shadow war" between hitherto secret agencies. See Additional Resources Hide Additional Resources Annotation #169 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR () Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc. of Hong Kong) is devoted to 238 primary documents, including speeches, the texts of broadcasts, acts, resolutions, laws, directives, and charters it contains as well the comprehensive index for all five volumes. Volume Five, edited by Priscilla Mary Roberts (history, U. Each entry includes cross-referencing and a short list of references many include b #38 w photos. Maps are one of the reference's strengths they're plentiful and clearly marked with cities and towns, battle sites, lines of battle, etc. Care has been taken to achieve a global focus, with entries covering aspects of all theaters of the war. A large percentage of the entries are biographies. ![]() ![]() ![]() The entries contain descriptions and analysis of battles, weapons systems, wartime conferences, battlefield and diplomatic turning points, geographical areas, and military divisions. Tucker (retired, military history, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington and emeritus, history, Texas Christian U.) and five assistant editors have compiled an impressive reference of over 1500 alphabetical entries, supplemented with maps and a volume of primary documents. ![]()
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