Books in Witness to Ancient History series

What was it like to be a Protestant living in Northern Ireland and at war with your Catholic neighbor? What was it like to be a British soldier sent in to sort it out? What was it like to be a witness to history? Step back to the latter part of the 20th century and see the history of Northern Ireland through the eyes of those who lived it. Discover what it was like to be a victim of the violence and terrorism resulting from the Troubles. Find out about Ireland’s past and the longstanding tensions between the different communities. Read how the civil rights movement changed the course of Irish history.

This book primary source materials to study what led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the repercussions of this event. Contents include: Geography of the Pacific; Japan: 1853-1930; Why fascism?; Expansionist Japan: 1930-1941; Japanese military strategy; U.S. military leaders; Japanese military leaders; The countdown to war begins: November 25, 1941; Japanese movements: December 1-2; Final preparations: December 3-6; Attack! December 7, 1941; With the Japanese forces; Battleships under attack; Onboard the USS Arizona; Two hours of destruction; Medical personnel; Aftermath; The United States reacts; Fighting back; Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor; What happened to the leaders?; What have we learned from Pearl Harbor?

Commonly known as Custer's Last Stand, the Battle of Little Bighorn may be the best recognized violent conflict between the indigenous peoples of North America and the government of the United States. Incorporating the voices of Native Americans, soldiers, scouts, and women, Tim Lehman's concise, compelling narrative will forever change the way we think about this familiar event in American history.On June 25, 1876, General George Armstrong Custer led the United States Army's Seventh Cavalry in an attack on a massive encampment of Sioux and Cheyenne Indians on the bank of the Little Bighorn River. What was supposed to be a large-scale military operation to force U.S. sovereignty over the tribes instead turned into a quick, brutal rout of the attackers when Custer's troops fell upon the Indians ahead of the main infantry force. By the end of the fight, the Sioux and Cheyenne had killed Custer and 210 of his men. The victory fueled hopes of freedom and encouraged further resistance among the Native Americans. For the U.S. military, the lost battle prompted a series of vicious retaliatory strikes that ultimately forced the Sioux and Cheyenne into submission and the long nightmare of reservation life.This briskly paced, vivid account puts the battle's details and characters into a rich historical context. Grounded in the most recent research, attentive to Native American perspectives, and featuring a colorful cast of characters, Bloodshed at Little Bighorn elucidates the key lessons of the conflict and draws out the less visible ones. This may not be the last book you read on Little Bighorn, but it should be the first.

This title contains these topics: Saddam and Iraq; Saddam and His Neighbors; War and Containment; The Rise of the U.S. Neo-conservatives; After September 11; The Case for Military Action; The Case Against Military Action; The Decision Is Taken; The Opposing Forces; War from the Air; Advances on the Ground; Civilian Casualties; The Media and the War; Iraq’s Neighbors; Advance to Baghdad; The Regime Collapses; Short-term Priorities; New International Tensions; New Tensions Inside Iraq; Prospects; What Have We Learned from the War in Iraq?

What was it like to be a child worker in 1700? What was it like to invent the steamboat? What was it like to be a witness to history? Step back in time to the Industrial Revolution and see history through the eyes of those who lived it. Find out how it felt to work nineteen hours a day in a textile factory–at the age of eleven. Hear what it was like to be the first person to send words across the world by telephone. Discover the horrors of life in an overcrowded industrial city during a revolutionary time that brought great poverty as well as great riches.

What was it like to be a child worker in 1700? What was it like to invent the steamboat? What was it like to be a witness to history? Step back in time to the Industrial Revolution and see history through the eyes of those who lived it. Find out how it felt to work nineteen hours a day in a textile factory–at the age of eleven. Hear what it was like to be the first person to send words across the world by telephone. Discover the horrors of life in an overcrowded industrial city during a revolutionary time that brought great poverty as well as great riches.