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Books in Timeliners series

  • Inventions

    Peter Turvey

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts Ltd, )
    None
  • The Holocaust

    Sean Sheehan

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts Ltd, July 26, 2007)
    The death camps established by the Nazis were places of execution where over three million Jews were shot, gassed and tortured. This book looks at these camps in detail and answers questions such as: Where were the death camps? How were they run? Who oversaw the camps and ordered the murders? and, What was daily life like for the prisoners?
  • Ships: Sailors, and the Sea

    Richard Humble

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 1991)
    Takes the reader on a voyage through the history of boats, from the earliest Greek galleys to the modern ocean-going vessels of today.
    U
  • 1970s

    Jane Duden

    Hardcover (Crestwood House, Feb. 1, 1990)
    History, trivia, and fun through photographs and articles present life in the United States between 1970 and 1979
    V
  • Transport: On Land, Road & Rail

    Eryl Davies

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, April 1, 1995)
    None
    U
  • Inventions: Inventors & Ingenious Ideas

    Peter Turvey, David Salariya

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, June 1, 1992)
    Surveys inventions throughout history in relation to the needs, skills, and technologies of the people living at particular times
    S
  • World War I

    Stewart Ross

    Library Binding (Arcturus Pub, Aug. 1, 2007)
    Chronologically presents significant events of World War One, from the development of the Franco-Prussian War in the late nineteenth century through the Paris Peace Conference held in 1919.
    Z
  • Houses: Habitats and Home Life

    David Salariya

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 1994)
    Traces the development of homes from prehistoric twig huts to modern apartment buildings, and looks at how culture has shaped housing
    T
  • The Iraq War

    Paul Mason

    Library Binding (Arcturus Pub, Aug. 1, 2010)
    "Discusses events in Iraq that lead up to the current war in Iraq, beginning with the end of the Persian Gulf War and continuing through the planned withdrawal for all coalition forces from the country"--Provided by publisher.
    X
  • Flight: Fliers and Flying Machines

    David Jefferis

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Nov. 1, 1991)
    Traces the evolution of the airplane from man's first flying machine to today's supersonic jets
    R
  • Houses

    Fiona MacDonald

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts Ltd, Sept. 29, 1994)
    None
  • The Struggle Against Apartheid

    Patience Coster

    Library Binding (Arcturus Pub, Aug. 1, 2010)
    Discusses events in South Africa that lead up to and followed the end of apartheid, beginning with the peace treaty of Vereeniging and continuing through the election of Jacob Zuma.
    R