The 20th century ws ravaged by two of the most devastating conflicts in history: the First and Second World Wars. The slaughter and destruction was on such a masive scale it still haunts us today.
Thirteen-year-old Sam endures harsh conditions, battles, and a shipwreck after being pressed into service aboard the HMS Miranda during the Napoleonic Wars.
This book describes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, one of the United States' principal bases in the Pacific, and discusses how this single act drew the United States into World War II.
Examines the history of conflict in Vietnam, traces the involvement of the United States from the early 1960s through 1975, and discusses the consequences of the war on both the U.S. and Vietnam.
Having escaped death in Australia, Sam endures a dangeroussea voyage back to England, where he rejoins the Navy and becomes midshipman on the Victory as it prepares for the Battle of Trafalgar.
Thirteen-year-old Sam endures harsh conditions, battles, and a shipwreck after being pressed into service aboard the HMS Miranda during the Napoleonic Wars.
Photographs, illustrations, and text explain basic space concepts, covering telescopes, astronaut training, satellites and space probes, the sun, planets, galaxies, the night sky, and other topics.
