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Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales volume 4
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World War I set the tone for the 20th century and introduced a new type of warfare: global, mechanical, and brutal. Nathan Hale has gathered some of the most fascinating true-life tales from the war and given them his inimitable Hazardous Tales twist. Easy to understand, funny, informative, and lively, this series is the best way to be introduced to some of the most well-known battles (and little-known secrets) of the infamous war.
17642) Independence Trunk
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Act out this historical, fictional story of a boy named Paul who discovers a trunk that contains artifacts from the American Revolutionary War. Students will solve the mystery with Paul while learning to be more independent and responsible. This script features roles written to match different reading levels, supporting differentiation and English language learner strategies. By utilizing these strategies, teachers can assign specific roles to their...
17643) A Message To Garcia
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A Message to Garcia is one of the most widely read inspirational stories of all time. Since its publication it has sold more than 40 million copies. This is the touching story of an American soldier who must get a message through enemy lines to General Garcia. The lessons contained within it have changed the lives of countless people. Prepare to be inspired. This edition also contains Life in Abundance and The Mintage. Wilder Publications is a green...
17644) Saga: Volume 3
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1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
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"New parents Marko and Alana travel to an alien world to visit their hero, while the family's pursuers finally close in on their targets"--Publisher's website.
17645) The Nazi hunter: a novel
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Having spent ten years tracking down former Nazis, Marek Cain investigates the murder of a woman who claimed to have important documents for him, in a case that exposes fierce Washington politics and the genocidal practices at a Poland concentration camp.
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307 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
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"Confronting Nazi evil is the subject of the latest installment in the mega-bestselling Killing series. As the true horrors of the Third Reich began to be exposed immediately after World War II, the Nazi war criminals who committed genocide went on the run. A few were swiftly caught, including the notorious SS leader, Heinrich Himmler. Others, however, evaded capture through a sophisticated Nazi organization designed to hide them. Among those war...
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Unifier or destroyer, law-maker or tyrant? China's First Emperor (258-210 BC) has been the subject of debate for over 2,000 years. He gave us the name by which China is known in the West and, by his unification or elimination of six states, he created imperial China. He stressed the rule of law but suppressed all opposition, burning books and burying scholars alive. His military achievements are reflected in the astonishing terracotta soldiers-a veritable...
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x, 132 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
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"In the late 1930s, times were desperate. The world found itself at war again, hardly more than twenty years after the First World War had ended - and the stakes were never higher. The leaders of every country involved were left without a choice. They had to try to end the war as fast as possible, using whatever means they could. That meant coming up with secret operations meant to deceive, deflect, and confuse their enemies. ... Readers will be captivated...
17649) Civil War
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This book explores the causes of and events leading to the American Civil War including slavery, Abraham Lincoln's presidential victory, secession, and the Battle of Fort Sumter. Easy-to-read, engaging text discusses major battles and key figures of the war and the technology and weapons used during the war. Through primary source quotes, readers will discover the experiences of soldiers and people on the home front. Readers will learn what impact...
17650) Marine Air Group 25 and SCAT
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Marine Air Group 25 was a pioneering combat air transport unit that entered overseas service during the Guadalcanal campaign in September 1942, helping to achieve the first American offensive victory of the war in the Pacific. It quickly gained fame for its rapid delivery of vital supplies and its lifesaving evacuation of casualties. During the fight for Guadalcanal, Marine Air Group 25 became the nucleus of the joint-service SOPAC (South Pacific)...
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Air Vice-Marshal James Edgar 'Johnnie' Johnson CB, CBE, DSO & Two Bars, DFC & Bar, DL was a character literally from the pages of Boys' Own: an individual who became the RAF's top-scoring fighter pilot of the Second World War. A one-time household name synonymous with the superlative Spitfire, Johnnie's aerial combat successes inspired schoolboys for generations.
As a 'lowly Pilot Officer', Johnnie Johnson learned his fighter pilot's craft as a protégé...
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Extrait: "J'ai gardé, de la journée du Quatre-Septembre, une vision ineffaçable, à laquelle se mêle la plus singulière des impressions. Je crois toujours y revoir une course de Longchamp ou d'Auteuil un jour de grand prix, par un magnifique après-midi d'été. Les degrés de l'église de la Madeleine, o s'entassait un public qui braquait ses lorgnettes sur le Palais-Bourbon comme sur une piste, étaient un véritable «pesage», la foule de...
17653) Mémoires de nos pères et Lettres d'Iwo Jima de Clint Eastwood: Les Fiches Cinéma d'Universalis
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Une fiche de référence sur Mémoires de nos pères et Lettres d'Iwo Jima, un chef-d'oeuvre de Clint Eastwood.
L'un (Mémoires de nos pères, 2006) s'intéresse aux tribulations de la poignée de G.I's, immortalisés par le photographe de guerre Joe Rosenthal, qui hissèrent la bannière étoilée sur l'île; l'autre (Lettres d'Iwo Jima, 2007) aborde les inquiétudes et la défaite des Japonais, essentiellement par l'entremise de deux personnages...
17654) Gallipoli Diary 1915
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"We had a look around, through periscopes, at the remains of recent fighting. The dead were on top, and we, the living, were below the general ground-level. The usual order of life and death were reversed."
So wrote Alec Riley in his account of an ordinary soldier in an extraordinary conflict, the Gallipoli Campaign of 1915.
A signaller with the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division, Riley was well placed to serve as an eyewitness to the sharp end of...
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This title focuses on the hardships and opportunities experienced by black Americans during the Civil War, especially those who fought for the Union. Critical thinking questions and two "Voices from the Past" special features help readers understand and analyze the various views people held at the time.
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Author Joanne Steen tackles the subject that terrifies parents of military personnel-the death of their son or daughter on active duty. Steen addresses many of the thorniest issues that confront Gold Star parents. With an honesty found at the kitchen table, she provides these parents with a head-nodding understanding of their reactions, plus a path for them to survive their life-changing loss, cope with its profound grief, and develop the resilience...
17657) Politics and a Wrong Sense of Justice Events That Further Divided the USA Grade 7 Children's Un
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There were many reasons for the American Civil War, and many bad decisions that ultimately led to it. In this book, you will read about how politics and a supreme court decision further fueled the fires of war. The first chapter is quite comprehensive as it includes information differences in beliefs, political parties and their platforms and the results of the presidential election of 1860. The second chapter discusses the Dredd Scott vs. Sanford...
17658) The True Cost of Freedom the American Civil War Comes to an End Grade 5 Children's Military Books
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You might think that it's all happy and good when the civil war ended. History has it that it was not. The American civil war was the largest war ever fought in North America. Hundreds of thousands died in the war. It divided families, destroyed properties and forever changed America. Was freedom worth the price? Decide on your answer after reading this book.
17659) Armageddon
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IN 1883, A MASSIVE ERUPTION CONVINCES SOME IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD.AND TODAY, ANOTHER LEADS TO A DESPERATE STRUGGLE TO SAVE AN ISOLATED CIVILIZATION. Archaeology Professors James Acton and Laura Palmer are fleeing for their lives, pursued by criminals hell-bent on possessing a valuable find, when an eruption the likes of which hasn't been seen in over a century overwhelms both the professors and their pursuers.
The Actons find themselves marooned...
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The must-read summary of Seymour M. Hersh's book: "Chain of Command: The Road form 9/11 to Abu Ghraib".
This complete summary of "Chain of Command" by Seymour M. Hersh, a renowned American investigative journalist, gives an overview of his report on the Abu Ghraib prison scandal and his examination of the reasons the Bush administration led the nation into a war on terror. Hersh uncovers the lies and obsessions of an administration blinded by ideology.
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