Books in the The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series: Daily Lives of Civilians during Wartime series

Among his discussions of civilian lives during the Pequot War, King Philip's War, and the Seven Years' War, Starkey also examines Native American attitudes regarding war, Puritan lives, and Salem witchcraft and its connection to war.

Jon Timothy Kelly's essay on the Cold War provides a look at how the country quickly returned to a state of readiness when the end of World War II ushered in the Cold War and the immanent threat of nuclear annihilation, even as a booming economy brought undreamt of material prosperity to huge numbers of Americans.

In most accounts of warfare, civilians suffer cruelties and make sacrifices silently and anonymously. This volume details the dismal impact war has had on the African people over the past several years, from slavery days, via the Zulu War, World War I and II, to the horrific civil wars following decolonisation and the genocide in Rwanda.

From the start of the Thirty Years' War in 1618 through the end of the 19th century, combat shaped the daily life of European civilians. Included are chapters on the Thirty Years' War, the wars of 1648 through 1789, the wars of the French Revolution, the Napoleonic wars, and the battles which took place from 1815 through 1900.

Reveals both the universal civilian experience in wartime and aspects of it made unique by time and place. This title aims to show the other side of warfare, one that is never placid, even if far removed from the scenes of fighting.