The Origins of Conflict in the Vietnam War (Vietnam War, #5)
by Christopher Chant
Starting with the background of Japan’s rise to military prominence and the Asian country’s aggressive behavior against its neighbors, this graphic history covers all the significant events leading up to that fateful aerial attack on December 7, 1941. Japan’s simultaneous surprise attacks in the Philippines and elsewhere in Asia and the Pacific are included, as is America’s reaction to the bombing of Hawaii. Also includes the introduction to a serialized adventure graphic novel set during the Wa...
At the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, fifteen-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots in the Churchill Club committed countless acts of sabotage, infuriating the Germans, who eventually had the boys tracked down and arrested. But their efforts were not...
Written by market-leading History author, Dermot Lucey, whose name is synonymous with History education in Ireland, Making History provides everything you need for Junior Cycle History. Specification Learning Outcomes are broken into clear, achievable Learning IntentionsThe Nature of History strand is introduced and then reinforced in each chapter through skills-based activities and the frequent use of sourcesIntegrates recommended Junior Cycle teaching strategies, such as Think–Pair–Share, Hot...
"He's been called 'America's greatest living tailor' and 'the most interesting man in the world.' Now, for the first time, Holocaust survivor Martin Greenfield tells his incredible life story. Taken from his Czechoslovakian home at age fifteen and transported to the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz with his family, Greenfield came face to face with 'Angel of Death' Dr. Joseph Mengele and was divided forever from his [family] ... He learned how to sew; and when he began wearing the shirt unde...
Robust, romantic and imposing, castles capture our imagination when we were children and continue to hold interest throughout our lives. From Europe to Haiti, from India to Japan, Castles of the World explores forts, strongholds, towers and citadels from the ancient world up to the 20th century. Entries range from well-known examples such as Corfe Castle in England, the crusader stronghold of Krak des Chevaliers in Syria and the romantic palace of Neuschwanstein in Bavaria, to lesser-known curio...
Ancient Egypt's Deepest Secrets Revealed -Children's Ancient History Books
by Baby Professor
The Illustrated History of World War II (Illustrated History)
by Owen Booth and John Walton
The military engagements and campaigns of World War II are emblazoned on mankind's memory: from the Blitzkrieg attacks that smashed the Polish army in 27 days, and conquered Norway in a day, through the savage and sustained fighting of Operation Barbarossa on the Eastern Front, to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The previously unknown level of destruction made possible by Robert Oppenheimer's scientific breakthrough brought the war to an end, and in its wake came the f...
Teen Victims of the Nazi Regime (Tales of Atrocity and Resistance: First-Person Stories of Te)
by Hallie Murray
Protests and Riots That Changed America (American History)
by Joan Stoltman
The Allied Powers vs. the Axis Powers in World War II - History Book about Wars Children's History
by Baby Professor
Did the World War II Spies Have Super Cool Gadgets? History Book about Wars Children's Military Books
by Baby Professor