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  • American War Library - Life as a POW: World War II

    John F. Wukovits

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, Sept. 1, 1999)
    War exacts its toll in various ways, and one of the harshest outside of death was being taken captive and incarcerated for war's duration in a German or Japanese prison camp. This volume examines what life was like for such individuals.

  • Vietnam War

    Martin Gitlin

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Aug. 1, 2013)
    Provides details on the Vietnam War, including the Tet Offensive, the American involvement, and anti-war protests in the United States.

  • World War I

    Mary K. Pratt

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Aug. 1, 2013)
    Examines the historical and cultural events preceding and following the First World War, along with the social implications and technological and strategic advances of the time.

  • World War II

    Susan E. Hamen

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Aug. 1, 2013)
    Provides information on events leading up to the war, important battles and campaigns, political and military leaders, and the effects of the war on society and international relations.

  • Revolutionary War

    Robert Grayson

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Aug. 1, 2013)
    Traces the history of the American War of Independence, describing the events that led to the conflict, the Continental Army, and the Declaration of Independence, the most important battles, and the treaty that ended the war.

  • Korean War

    Shannon Baker Moore

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Dec. 30, 2013)
    Provides details on the Korean War, including the invasion of Inchon, the United States' involvement, and the Chinese intervention.

  • Civil War

    Judy Dodge Cummings

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Dec. 30, 2013)
    Examines the historical and cultural events preceding and following the Civil War, along with the social implications and technological and strategic advances of the time.

  • American War Library - Life as a POW: The Vietnam War

    Diana Saenger

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Sept. 1, 2000)
    When American troops were sent to train South Vietnamese soldiers in their fight against the North Vietnamese, the United States was drawn into the battle. More than 800 U.S. military and civilian men and women became prisoners of war and endured severe torture and abominable living conditions.
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  • The Cold War: An Uneasy Peace: 1945 - 1980

    Craig E. Blohm

    Hardcover (Lucent, June 28, 2002)
    Discusses the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union during the forty years following World War II, in an era known as the Cold War.

  • Essential Library of American Wars

    Susan E. Hamen, Mary K. Pratt, Martin Gitlin, Robert Grayson, Shannon Baker Moore

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Aug. 1, 2013)
    Born in violent revolution, the United States has been defined by military conflict. War has solved conflicts and shaped US policies. It has influenced the nation's culture, redefined its place in the world, and taken thousands of lives. Essential Library of American Wars chronicles these struggles and their causes. Readers will examine key battles and meet heroic leaders that changed the course of each war. They will explore essential technologies and weapons, and experience the war from the perspective of the foot soldier or concerned citizen. Oversized photographs and easy-to-read text allow students to delve into Essential Library of American Wars and discover the impact each war had on the nation's history and the lives of its citizens. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

  • American War Library - The Home Front: Americans Protest the War

    Stuart A. Kallen

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Few historical events divided the American public like the war in Vietnam. Protest Movement: The War at Home gives a detailed accounting of the growing Vietnam anti-war movement from the peaceful protests in 1964 to the violent confrontations with authorities in the late sixties and early seventies.

  • Medicine on the Battlefield

    M. M. Eboch

    Library Binding (Essential Library, Jan. 1, 2016)
    Provides an overview of World War I medical care, discussing how soldiers were cared for on the field, medical advances driven by the war, and how medics tried to prevent disease from spreading.