Studies the campaigns, tactics, and weapons of trench warfare on the Western Front. Describes the everyday lives of soldiers in the trenches and gives brief biographies of leading generals and politicians.
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.
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.