On the front line

Examines the history of the Vietnam War, discussing the reasons why the United States became involved in the conflict, looking at how the fighting was conducted, and including eyewitness accounts and quotations, photographs, fact boxes, and a time line.

Presents facts on espionage around the world during the Cold War, chronicling the Cold War's major events and discussing such topics as the Manhattan Project, the division of Berlin, the U-2 spy plane, "Sputnik, " the Cuban missile crisis, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and spies such as Gu nter Guillaume and Dmitri Polyakov.

Presents an examination of World War II, explaining Adolf Hitler's attempt to control Europe, and how the United States was drawn into the conflict. Including eyewitness accounts and quotations, photographs, and a time line.

An introduction to the history of World War I that discusses the causes of the conflict, the first to involve many different countries from around the world; describes conditions in the trenches; and includes eyewitness accounts, quotations, photographs, and time line.

Presents a study of the Holocaust of World War Two, and discusses the Nazi occupation of Europe, life in the ghettos, survival, and resistance.

Presents an overview of the civil rights movement in the United States, featuring first-hand accounts of key people and events in the African-American struggle for equality.