Photographs and easy-to-follow text present a historical overview of the Korean War, which began when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel to invade South Korea in 1950; and includes a chronology, timeline, and glossary.
Examines the events and personalities that were instrumental in Japan's adoption of kamikazi, or suicide, missions in the later stages of World War II.
Describes country and city life during the Middle Ages including such aspects as social order, religion, family life, agriculture, money and trade, war, pestilence, education, and architecture and other arts.
Describes daily life in the Christian West and Muslim East during the three centuries of holy war, analyzing why the armies of Christendom engaged in the Crusades and what they hoped to accomplish.
Presents an account of the First Battle of the Marne, the first major battle of World War I between French and German troops, which was won by the French and British allies, and resulted in a quarter of a million casualties.
