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The Vietnam War constitutes a defining moment in modern history. Starting from a time soon after the Japanese surrender in 1945, at the end of the Second World War, and lasting to the North Vietnamese conquest of South Vietnam in 1975 to re-create a unified Vietnamese state, the war pitted the Communists of Vietnam, against a number of opponents. Those included first the French and second the South Vietnamese and Americans, the latter supported by a number of allies.

"Why were the Easter Island heads erected? What really happened to the Maya? Who stole the Irish Crown Jewels? ... cover[s] history's heavy-hitting, head-scratching mysteries, including the LostColony of Roanoke, the Bermuda Triangle, the Oak Island Money Pit, Stonehenge, the Sphinx, the disappearance of entire civilizations, the dancing plague, the Voynich manuscript, and so many more..."--Provided by publisher.

Collects three hundred quirky and fun facts about history.

Shares hundreds of wacky facts for young history buffs, including facts like Chinese checkers was invented in Germany, dormouse was considered a delicacy in ancient Rome, and mustard and licorice were once used as medicines.

Presents a listing of notable last facts--historically significant events, people, places, or things that mark the end of their kind or their era; grouped in over seven hundred alphabetically arranged categories.

Examines various blunders and goof-ups throughout history.

Step inside the lord's castle where Sir Gilbert is training to become a knight. Find out what it takes to survive and succeed in these times of chivalry and danger as he teaches you how to joust in tournaments, gallop into battle, feast after victory, survive a stint in a dungeon, and more. Do you have the skills and guts to be a medieval knight?.