The Encyclopedia of War

About the Editor-in-Chief

Gordon Martel is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Northern British Columbia and Adjunct Professor at the University of Victoria. He has written widely on the history of modern war. Among his best-known books are Imperial Diplomacy (1985) and The Origins of the First World War (4th edition, 2008). He was one of the founding editors of the leading scholarly journal, The International History Review, and is editor of two book series, Seminar Studies in History and Short Histories of Big Ideas. He has edited numerous scholarly publications including The World War Two Reader (2004), A Companion to Europe, 1900-1945 (Blackwell, 2006) and A Companion to International History, 1900-2001 (Blackwell, 2007).