Emmajin, the sixteen-year-old eldest granddaughter of Khublai Khan, becomes a warrior and falls in love with explorer Marco Polo in thirteenth-century China.
A republication of the classic World War II memoir, originally published in 1949, in which Audie Murphy recounts his experiences fighting with the infantry in Europe, emerging as America's most decorated soldier.
Provides information on what it was like to be a soldier at different stages in world history, beginning with the Roman Empire in 50 A.D. and continuing through World War II, discussing what motivated the men to fight, and looking at issues such as camp food, weapons, and recruitment.
Enjoying the freedom afforded her while dressing as a boy in order to earn higher pay after emigrating from Ireland, Jennie Hodgers serves in the 95th Illinois Infantry as Private Albert Cashier, a Union soldier in the American Civil War.
Presents a biography of Ethan Allen, a patriot and soldier of the Revolutionary War, and explains his contribution, along with Colonel Benedict Arnold, in defeating the British at Fort Ticonderoga. Includes time line, glossary, and index.
Seventeen-year-old Kaya, a Healer who wants to learn to fight, must attend Shadow Academy where fighting by Healers is outlawed, and so she asks two young men to train her in secret, leading to a choice that will change their lives forever.
Brothers William and Charles Crogan have taken different sides in the American Revolution, with Will siding with the Minutemen and Charles remaining loyal to the Crown, but when they meet on the battlefield, they will have to decide if loyalty to family is more important than politics.
