Describes the nearly 900-day siege of the Baltic port city of Leningrad, during which more than one million Russian civilians died from stravation, cold, and German shells.
An analysis of the seminal World War II battle of Guadalcanal details the fierce fighting between the United States Marines and the Japanese forces over control of this crucial Pacific island
Chronicles the events leading up to, and the immediate aftermath of, the murder of one of the best-known figures in the United States civil rights movement
Describes how the Japanese, aided by the destruction of the only two ships assigned to protect Singapore, moved down the Malay Peninsula to capture the British stronghold
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States was thrust into World War II. The war with Japan would last four grueling years. Bold leaders, such as General Douglas MacArthur and President Franklin Roosevelt, would lead the United States to victory. Author R. Conrad Stein explores the historic carrier-based naval battles, the “island hopping” campaigns, the home front, and the beginning of the atomic age.
Describes one of the most devastating acts of the War of 1812--the British invasion of Washington D.C., and their susbsequent burning of the capital city
Describes the building of the first railroad to join the eastern and western part of the United States and the effect of this transcontinental link on the future development of the country