(4) YA Published spring 1998. Thumbnail overviews of various wars--including the American Revolution, the two world wars, and the Gulf War--are followed by expansive discussions of the social and political changes that occurred after each conflict. Continental migration, labor organization, and civil rights are cited as some of war's historical repercussions. Each chapter begins with a dark black-and-white photograph that adds to the dreary feeling of this informative but unengaging book. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta