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Focuses on the uniforms and equipment of the Third Army while describing its movement across Europe during World War II.

Examines the action in the Pacific theater of World War II, focusing on the confrontation between the United States and Japan. Includes Internet links to Web sites, source documents, and photographs related to the war.

Tells of Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939 which started World War II, explains war strategies of Axis and Allied powers, the air war, and the Holocaust.

Photographs and text provide brief descriptions of the various landing sites troops used on D-Day.

Photographs and easy-to-follow text provide a brief introduction to the major events of World War II from D-Day to V-E Day.

Discusses the events surrounding the D-Day invasion of Europe by Allied Forces on June 6, 1944.

A skillful blending of eyewitness accounts gives the reader an intimate feel of what war was like for infantrymen in the European theater of operations, from the beaches of France to victory at the Elbe River.

Presents a biography of the twelfth president of the United States, Zachary Taylor, and focusing on how he became elected despite never holding a lower political office, and describes the events that surrounded his the time in office, including California's application for statehood with an anti-slavery constitution.

Describes how American military forces helped the Allies turn the tide of World War I and how the United States mobilized industry, trained soldiers, and promoted the war to the people at home.

Recounts the momentous events that occurred in Europe between D-Day in 1944 and V-E Day in 1945.