Welcome to the ninth issue of the American Public University System (APUS)’s Saber and Scroll Journal. We are pleased that the APUS historical community responded so enthusiastically to the spring 2014 issue call for papers. This combined spring-summer 2014 issue contains feature articles and book reviews reflecting the broad range of history interests across our scholarly community. As most Saber and Scroll Journal readers are aware, the journal team
has recently undergone some changes. Plus
