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At the beginning of World War II, Britain was at the forefront of the nuclear arms race. By the end of the war, Britain had fallen behind, largely due to Winston Churchill's reluctance to realize the atom bomb's strategic value. Because of this, Churchill ceded the nuclear initiative to America through neglect.

A narrative prose that details George Washington's transformation from a farmer to a military general and describes how he led the Americans against the British.

Traces the experiences of George Washington and his army through the most critical period of the American Revolution, from August 1776 through the winter of 1777-1778.

Presents a career biography of British naval leader Horatio Lord Nelson, following his rise through the ranks from his first peacetime posting at the age of twelve to his heroic death at the Battle of Trafalgar.

Examines the Battle of Trafalgar in which the British Royal Navy defeated Napoleon's vast forces off the coast of Spain in October 1805, and describes the heroism on both sides, details of gunnery, ship handling, discipline, shipboard health and medicine, and the command of Lord Horatio Nelson.