Encyclopedia of the American Civil War wins distinguished award
ABC-CLIO's ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
WINS 2003 SOCIETY FOR MILITARY HISTORY DISTINGUISHED BOOK AWARD
SANTA BARBARA, CA - March 2003 - ABC-CLIO, a leading history reference publisher, announced today that the Encyclopedia of the American Civil War has received a 2003 Society For Military History Distinguished Book Award. The Society for Military History recognizes the best book-length publications in English on military history, whether monograph, bibliography, guide, or other project copyrighted in the previous three calendar years.
"We at ABC-CLIO are pleased that the Encyclopedia of the American Civil War has won a very important award," said Ron Boehm, CEO and Publisher. "This is the first time our company has won a Society for Military History Award, and it hopefully will be the first of many to come."
The Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: A Political, Social, and Military History, edited by David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler, is a five-volume set rich with illustrations, maps, and primary source documents. It contains more than 1,600 entries that chart the war's strategic aims, analyze diplomatic and political maneuvering, describe key military actions, sketch important participants, assess developments in military science, and discuss the social and financial impact of the conflict. This title has also won the following awards:
Booklist Editors' Choice - 2000
Library Journal Best Reference Source - 2000
RUSA/ALA Outstanding Reference Source - 2001
Dartmouth Honorable Mention Medal - 2001
Independent Publisher Book Award - 2001
Established in 1933 as the American Military History Foundation, renamed in 1939 the American Military Institute, and renamed again in 1990 the Society for Military History, the Society is devoted to stimulating and advancing the study of military history. Its membership (today more than 2300) has included many of the nation's most prominent scholars, soldiers, and citizens interested in military history. The Distinguished Book Awards recognize the best book-length publications in English on military history, whether monograph, bibliography, guide, or other project copyrighted in the previous three calendar years.
Established in 1955, ABC-CLIO (www.abc-clio.com) is a privately held publisher with an international reputation for high quality and innovation. The company is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, with offices in Denver, Colorado and Oxford, England. As an educational reference publisher, ABC-CLIO has received critical acclaim for its abstracting and indexing databases, award winning book program, and progressive online resources.
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