At a time when historians are devoting more and more research to conflicts
within nations, "Civil Wars of the World: Major Conflicts since World War II" is
an invaluable addition to the available resources. In two volumes, it ranges
around the globe to cover the most volatile and deadly civil wars of the past 60
years, including the bloody impasses in the Middle East; devastating tribal
warfare in Africa; Cold War-fueled conflicts in Eastern Europe and Asia; the
seemingly unbreakable cycle of rebellion and repression in some regions of Latin
America; and more.
"Civil Wars of the World" moves country by country to describe the causes,
course,