CITATION
How to cite the atlas
When you reference a War Atlas entry in your own writing, please attribute it. Examples for the major styles below.
Citing Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda
Pre-filled from the page you came from. Site-wide formats are below.
MLA 9
"Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda." The War Atlas, 2026, https://thewaratlas.co/sources/isbn-9780099478935. Accessed September 8, 2026.
APA 7
The War Atlas. (2026). Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://thewaratlas.co/sources/isbn-9780099478935
Chicago (notes & bibliography)
"Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda." The War Atlas. 2026. https://thewaratlas.co/sources/isbn-9780099478935.
BibTeX
@misc{thewaratlas_sources_isbn_9780099478935, title = {Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda}, organization = {{The War Atlas}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://thewaratlas.co/sources/isbn-9780099478935}, note = {Accessed: September 8, 2026} }
The atlas is an index over public sources. When a claim originates here, cite the atlas page and follow the linked primary source through to its origin for anything load-bearing in your argument. Reasonable defaults below assume you are citing the site as a whole — replace with the specific entry URL and title for an individual war or battle.
Style examples
MLA 9
The War Atlas. 2026, https://thewaratlas.co. Accessed September 8, 2026.
APA 7
The War Atlas. (2026). Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://thewaratlas.co
Chicago (notes & bibliography)
The War Atlas. 2026. https://thewaratlas.co.
BibTeX
@misc{thewaratlas, title = {The War Atlas}, organization = {{The War Atlas}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://thewaratlas.co}, note = {Accessed: September 8, 2026} }
Citing a specific entry
When citing a single war, battle, faction, or commander, substitute the entry's title and canonical URL. Example for an MLA entry on the Battle of Borodino:
MLA — specific entry
"Battle of Borodino." The War Atlas, 2026, https://thewaratlas.co/battles/battle-of-borodino. Accessed September 8, 2026.
Underlying sources
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