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  • The Korean War

    John Ziff

    Library Binding (Mason Crest, Sept. 1, 2015)
    Examines the events that led to the Korean War and the political and military strategies employed by the United States and Korea, and provides information on key people, battles, and events.

  • The Vietnam War

    Earle Rice Jr, Earle Rice Jr.

    Library Binding (Mason Crest, Sept. 1, 2015)
    Examines the events that led to the Vietnam War and political and military strategies employed by the United States and Vietnamese forces, and provides information on key people, battles, and events.

  • U.S.-Led Wars in Iraq, 1991-Present

    Jim Gallagher

    Library Binding (Mason Crest, Sept. 1, 2015)
    "Examines the events that led up to the 1991 Gulf War, the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and the subsequent occupation and reconstruction of that country by the United States and its allies. It discusses the political and military strategies that were employed in these conflicts, and provides information about key people, battles, and events"--Page 4 of cover.

  • The Cold War

    John Ziff

    Library Binding (Mason Crest, Sept. 1, 2015)
    Examines the events that led to the Cold War and political and military strategies employed by the United States and Soviet Union, and provides information on key people, battles, and events.

  • War in Afghanistan: Overthrow of the Taliban and Aftermath

    Dorothy Kavanaugh

    Library Binding (Mason Crest, Sept. 1, 2015)
    Examines the events that led to the Afghan war and the political and military strategies employed by the United States and Taliban forces, and provides information on key people, battles, and events.

  • Native American Wars on the Western Frontier, 1866-1890

    Leslie Galliker

    Library Binding (Mason Crest, Sept. 1, 2015)
    Examines the events that led to wars with Native Americans and the political and military strategies employed by the United States government and Native Americans, and provides information on key people, battles, and events.

  • The American Revolution

    John Ziff

    Library Binding (Mason Crest, Sept. 1, 2015)
    Examines the events that led to the American Revolution and the political and military strategies employed by the Americans and British, and provides information on key people, battles, and events.

  • The War of 1812

    Pamela Toler

    Library Binding (Mason Crest, Sept. 1, 2015)
    Examines the events that led to the War of 1812 and the political and military strategies employed by the Americans and British, and provides information on key people, battles, and events.

  • World War II

    Jim Corrigan

    Library Binding (Mason Crest, Sept. 1, 2015)
    Examines the events that led to World War II and the political and military strategies employed by the United States and the Axis powers, and provides information on key people, battles, and events.

  • The Civil War

    Samuel W. Crompton

    Library Binding (Mason Crest, Sept. 1, 2015)
    Examines the events that led to the Civil War and the political and military strategies employed by the Union and Confederates, and provides information on key people, battles, and events.

  • World War I

    John Ziff

    Library Binding (Mason Crest, Sept. 1, 2015)
    The First World War began as a diplomatic crisis between Austria-Hungary and Serbia, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1914. It soon grew into a conflict that engaged all of the worlds major powers. On one side was a group of nations known as the Central Powers, including Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. They waged war against the Allied Powers, including France, Britain, Russia, Italy, and eventually the United States. New developments in modern warfare, such as the machine gun, the tank, aerial bombardments, and poisonous gas, resulted in wide-scale destruction and the deaths of more than 15 million people. This book in the MAJOR U.S. HISTORICAL WARS series examines the events that led up to World War I. It discusses the political and military strategies that the Allies and the Central Powers employed, and provides information about key people, battles, and events. The most devastating conflict to that point in history, the First World War helped shape our modern world. Each title in this series contains color photos, maps, chronology and back matter including: an index, further reading lists for books and internet resources, and a series glossary. Mason Crests editorial team has placed Key Icons to Look for throughout the books in this series in an effort to encourage library readers to build knowledge, gain awareness, explore possibilities and expand their viewpoints through our content rich non-fiction books. Key Icons are as follows: Words to Understand are shown at the front of each chapter with definitions. These words are then used in the prose throughout that chapter, and are emboldened, so that the reader is able to reference back to the definitions- building their vocabulary and enhancing their reading comprehension. Sidebars are highligh