A guide to understanding how and why maps are made and used, focusing on the history of how human beings have looked at the world and represented it on maps.
Including photographs, maps, fact boxes, and Web sites, this book tells of the exploration of Australasia and the Pacific and of the exploits of famous explorers, such as James Cook and Friedrich Leichhardt.
Including photographs, maps, fact boxes, and Web sites, this book tells of explorers to the Asian peninsula, such as Marco Polo and Ferdinand Magellan.
Including photographs, maps, fact boxes, and Web sites, this book tells of the exploration of Africa and the exploration and influence of the Portuguese and British.
"U.S. soldiers and their allies fighting in the Vietnam War faced violence on and off the battlefield and could never be sure who was friendly and who was an enemy. Experience life on the front lines in a foreign land, fighting a war against the spread of Communism"--Provided by the publisher.
"U.S. and other coalition soldiers fighting in the Gulf War faced violence on the battlefield, extreme heat, and blinding sandstorms after they were sent to fight the Iraqis in 1991. Experience life on the front lines, in a time of shifting political power and advanced technology"--Provided by the publisher.
"In an alphabetical almanac format, describes the issues, speeches, movements, and political events that helped spur on and end the U.S. Civil War"--Provided by publisher.
"In an alphabetical almanac format, describes the location, strategies, key players, and outcomes of many U.S. Civil War battles, campaigns, and plans"--Provided by publisher.
