Gettysburg

by Earle Rice

Published 30 June 2002
Marathon, Hastings, Midway -- just a few of the major battles covered in this series, which introduces readers to the wartime engagements that changed the course of human history. Each book gives a historical account of a decisive battle -- its participants, the political climate leading to the engagement, and the deciding factors that ultimately led to a victory or defeat. The furthest northern advance by the Confederates was met with their defeat by Union forces, a defeat that was a harbinger of the South's eventual surrender.

Marathon, Hastings, Midway -- just a few of the major battles covered in this series, which introduces readers to the wartime engagements that changed the course of human history. Each book gives a historical account of a decisive battle -- its participants, the political climate leading to the engagement, and the deciding factors that ultimately led to a victory or defeat. This critical battle between the French and the Germans in September 1914 illustrates well that World War I was a war fought in the trenches.

Normandy

by Earle Rice

Published 1 April 2002
Each book gives a historical account of a decisive battle--its participants, the political climate leading to the engagement, and the deciding factors that ultimately led to a victory or defeat--followed by discussion of the significant historical path charted by the outcome of each battle. A fully integrated illustration and photo program strengthens the text.