With first-hand accounts and full-color photographs, describes the military machines and science involved in waging the Vietnam War, one of the longest and most controversial wars in U.S. history.
Presents information on the twenty-first-century Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force of the United States, including their history, role, structure, and equipment and supplies.
Lists over one hundred sixty conventional weapons of the United States including combat and support aircraft, air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles, surface warships, air defense systems, and small arms ordinance and features over three hundred illustrated photographs.
Chronicles the history of technological developments in arms and armor since ancient times, featuring a photographic display of weaponry, showcasing key weapons from various eras, andprofiling great warriors, their tactics, and weapons.
After her Air Force flight is hijacked and crashes, Lila becomes trapped in a secret weapons pod at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, unable to do anything but wait for rescue--and when Jay and their father try to save her, they find themselves racing a group of terrorists to the pod.
