In this book, the authors discuss the global assessment, public attitudes and psychosocial effects of war. Topics include war and the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder; an examination of war zones and economic challenges facing Germany during the first World War; auto-reflection on the processes of cultural rememoration from the Spanish Civil War; extreme violence and war in urban settings; misunderstandings on the battlefield; and the influence of war and the economy upon presidential election outcomes during the post-WWII period of 1948-2012.