Series:

Documenting the Past

5 total works

Cover of Slavery

Slavery

by Christine Hatt

Published 25 April 1997
An illustrated history of slavery in Africa and the Americas from the seventeenth century to the nineteenth century.

Cover of The First World War

The First World War

by Christine Hatt

Published 25 July 2000

Age range 11 to 17

The First World War 1914-18 explores the political situation that provided the breeding ground for war, and traces the course of the fighting that killed almost nine million soldiers. It goes on to look closely at the wartime experiences of many people, and briefly examines the changes that swept the world after the armistice was signed.

Cover of The Second World War: 1939-45

The Second World War: 1939-45

by Christine Hatt

Published 29 September 2000
The Second World War 1939-45 examines the causes of the war and details the course of the conflict in Western Europe, the USSR, Africa and the Pacific. It also describes the experiences of civilians, resistance fighters, prisoners of war and Holocaust victims.

Cover of Scientists and Their Discoveries
Scientists and their Discoveries looks at the lives and achievements of many of the scientists who have transformed the world with discoveries ranging from tiny subatomic particles to the massive and powerful mechanisms that drive the Earth and the stars--Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Harry Hess, and many more. It examines their ideas and how they affected society, highlighting their work which was a mixture of experiment, collaboration and brilliant individual insight that has characterized scientific advance down the ages.

Cover of The Second World War

The Second World War

by Christine Hatt

Published 10 November 2006