Marrin, Albert

Traces the life of the revolutionary who led the struggle to make China a Communist nation in 1949 and unleashed the horror of the Cultural Revolution in the mid-1960's.

Describes the various parasites, including fleas, ticks, lice, bedbugs, leeches, and maggots, that live in and on the human body and explains how they can harm and help people.

Follows Napoleon Bonaparte from his origins as a lowly soldier to his rise to military power and his conquest of Europe.

Describes the world of the Incas and how it was changed forever when the Spanish expedition under Pizarro conquered Peru.

Describes the events which occurred prior to, during, and after the Allied invasion of Europe in 1944.

Covers World War II American naval operations against the Japanese, with photographs.

Discusses Drake, Morgan, Blackbeard, and other pirates and privateers, both men and women, who have roamed the sea since 1500.

An account of the life of the man who shaped the Soviet Union, from pre-revolutionary Russia to its evolution as a superpower and the descent of the "Iron Curtain.".

Describes how American military forces helped the Allies turn the tide of World War I and how the United States mobilized industry, trained soldiers, and promoted the war to the people at home.

Describes the history and culture of the Aztec Indians in the Valley of Mexico and discusses how the arrival of the conquistador Hernando Cortes brought about the fall of their mighty empire.