A map-oriented look at the history of Iraq, covering such topics as the Sumerian civilization, the Assyrian Empire, Arab conquests, and Saddam Hussein, and providing a time line, glossary, and list of further resources.
A map-oriented look at the history of Iran, covering such topics as ancient Iran, the arrival of Islam, the second and third Persian empires, and independent Iran, and providing a time line, glossary, and list of further resources.
A map-oriented look at the history of Afghanistan, covering such topics as its early invaders, the Soviet occupation, and the rise of the Taliban. Also includes a time line, glossary, and further resources.
Thirteen-year-old orphaned beggar Rob Brackett is kidnapped from the streets of London and taken to the New World for a cruel tobacco farmer master, who also owns a Pamunkey Native American girl named Mattoume.
Examines how charioteers, footsoldiers, archers, and auxiliaries organized far-reaching military expeditions into unexplored territories in ancient Egypt.
A compilation of articles recalling the settlement of the thirteen colonies, beginning with their origins, formation of the colonies, life in the colonies, the fight for independence, and finally the emergence of a new nation.
the true story of F-16 fighter pilot Captain Scott O'Grady
O'Grady, Scott
1998
U.S. Air Force pilot Scott O'Grady tells how he evaded capture and stayed alive with little water and no food in enemy territory after the F-16 he was flying on a peace-keeping mission in Bosnia was shot down.
During his service in the Civil War a young Union soldier matures to manhood and finds peace of mind as he comes to grips with his conflicting emotions about war.
In 1542, eager to escape the French Huguenot household of her harsh father, sixteen-year-old Marguerite de la Rocque sails with her equally stern uncle, the Sieur de Roberval, to the New World, where she is left alone on an island with only her young Catholic lover and her chaperone to help her survive.
