juvenile literature

Traces the rise and fall of ancient African civilizations and their influence on the development of the continent.

Describes the events leading up to the attempted assassination of Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944, who was responsible for the plot, why it failed, and the terrible revenge exacted by Hitler on the suspected conspirators.

A brief history of Japan from 660 B.C. to 1945 with emphasis on the events that led to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

Describes the French Resistance, the underground movement which through undetected acts of sabotage, intelligence gathering, and willingness to risk their lives, insured countless German defeats and strongly influenced the outcome of World War II.

Discusses the building of the transcontinental railroads in the United States and examines the consequences of that undertaking upon the West and to the future of the nation.

Observes the development of nazism in the United States from Hitler's time to today, the current status of Nazi followers, the psychology of the movement, civil liberties issues, and possible solutions.

The life and reign of the sixteenth-century English monarch who effected the separation of England from the Church of Rome.

A biography of Elizabeth I, who secured her claim to the English throne by executing her cousin, Mary Stuart, Queen of the Scots.

Presents a history of dynastic China, nineteenth-century invasions that weakened her and led to internal strife, the rise of the Chinese Communists, and the social and political life of her people today.