Dictators, generals, commanders, heroes, and heroines dominate the globe's military history.  ABC-CLIO's newest biographical dictionary CD-ROM, World Military Leaders offers researchers easy access to nearly 600 portraits of the significant men and women whose tactical prowess and driving vision changed the course of modern history.

More than a compilation of biographies, the World Military Leaders CD-ROM includes photographs and maps that further characterize each leader of note.  A wide array of easy-to-use methods for accessing and selecting biographies – such as advanced Boolean text searching, name and subject indexes, and a powerful attribute search – are also a boon for users.  Additional user friendly features include:

•  CLIOview:  An annotated display technique offered only by ABC-CLIO that presents selected biographies as sortable lists, allowing students to compare and contrast excerpted information. 

•  Timeline:  A chronology that lists each leader and the historical context of his or her rule.

•  Notebook:  Allows users to cull information from the text and write their own notes as they search through the biographies. 

Compiled for the first time in one comprehensive CD-ROM, the compelling biographies in World Military Leaders reveal important personal facts and other factors that influenced these stalwart leaders and their diverse range of quests.  Covering the 19th century through the present, this outstanding resource also provides background information on individual nations as well as a comprehensive glossary of related terms.  Featured leaders include: