Rice, Earle

Discusses strategic battles in the Pacific during World War II, including Bataan and Corregidor, Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.

Discusses some of the important battles in Europe during World War II, including Operation Torch, Operation Husky, the Italian campaign, Operation Overlord, the Battle of the Bulge, last battles, and VE Day.

Describes the events leading up to, during, and after the massacre of Custer's men by the Sioux in 1876.

Discusses the historical setting of the witchcraft trials in colonial Salem, Massachusetts, with background information on the Puritans.

Provides an historical overview of the history of Cuba from 1959 and the Cuban Revolution.

Describes the everyday life of the Native Americans living on the Great Plains before the coming of the Europeans, covering their religion, social customs, government, and art.

Chronicles the events which occurred on the second and fourth days of August 1964 and explains how those events drew the United States into the Vietnam War.

Describes the planning, execution, and results of the North Vietnamese army's major offensive in the Vietnam War.

Profiles Claire Lee Chennault who, after retiring from the United States Army Air Corps, volunteered as an advisor to Chiang Kai-Shek and led both Chinese and American air troops against Japan during World War II.

Recounts events leading up to and surrounding the Korean Conflict of the early 1950s, as well as its long-lasting consequences, looking particularly at the participation of United States troops.