Books in On the Front Line series

This book, for a lower reading level, tells you all about the Vietnam War (1965-1975). This was the bloody struggle between South Vietnam and its allies, including the United States, and the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong. Using vivid personal accounts, it describes the terrors of jungle warfare and aerial bombardments. It also charts the progress of the war that saw North Vietnam victorious and the United States humbled by defeat. Find out: When did U.S. troops first arrive is South Vietnam? What did tunnel rats do? What was the Tet Offensive?

This book tells you all about the Cold War (1945-1991). This was the struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States to control and influence many parts of the world. Using vivid personal accounts, it investigates the intelligence agencies whose spies risked their lives to send secret information It also charts the global impact of the 'war' including the Cuban Missile Crisis, the building and dismantling of the Berlin Wall, and the eventual break-up of the Soviet Union. Find out: What was the Iron Curtain? What were American U-2 planes used for? What did double agents do?

This book, for a lower reading level, tells you all about the Cold War (1945-1991). This was the struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States to control and influence many parts of the world. Using vivid personal accounts, it investigates the intelligence agencies whose spies risked their lives to send secret information It also charts the global impact of the 'war' including the Cuban Missile Crisis, the building and dismantling of the Berlin Wall, and the eventual break-up of the Soviet Union. Find out: What was the Iron Curtain? What were American U-2 planes used for? What did double agents do?

This book tells you all about the Vietnam War (1965-1975). This was the bloody struggle between South Vietnam and its allies, including the United States, and the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong. Using vivid personal accounts, it describes the terrors of jungle warfare and aerial bombardments. It also charts the progress of the war that saw North Vietnam victorious and the United States humbled by defeat. Find out: When did U.S. troops first arrive is South Vietnam? What did tunnel rats do? What was the Tet Offensive?

This book tells you all about the struggle for civil rights in the United States. It tracks the momentous events from the abolition of slavery in 1865 to Martin Luther King's death in 1968, and vividly describes the heroism of people like Rosa Parks and James Meredith in the long fight for justice and equality. Find out: What was life like for African Americans in the South before segregation ended? Who were the 'Little Rock Nine?' Who was Medgar Evers?

This book, for a lower reading level, tells you all about the Cold War (1945-1991). This was the struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States to control and influence many parts of the world. Using vivid personal accounts, it investigates the intelligence agencies whose spies risked their lives to send secret information It also charts the global impact of the 'war' including the Cuban Missile Crisis, the building and dismantling of the Berlin Wall, and the eventual break-up of the Soviet Union. Find out: What was the Iron Curtain? What were American U-2 planes used for? What did double agents do?

This book tells you all about the Cold War (1945-1991). This was the struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States to control and influence many parts of the world. Using vivid personal accounts, it investigates the intelligence agencies whose spies risked their lives to send secret information It also charts the global impact of the 'war' including the Cuban Missile Crisis, the building and dismantling of the Berlin Wall, and the eventual break-up of the Soviet Union. Find out: What was the Iron Curtain? What were American U-2 planes used for? What did double agents do?

This book tells you all about the Vietnam War (1965-1975). This was the bloody struggle between South Vietnam and its allies, including the United States, and the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong. Using vivid personal accounts, it describes the terrors of jungle warfare and aerial bombardments. It also charts the progress of the war that saw North Vietnam victorious and the United States humbled by defeat. Find out: When did U.S. troops first arrive is South Vietnam? What did tunnel rats do? What was the Tet Offensive?

This book tells you all about World War II (1939-1945). This was the devastating conflict between the Allies and the Axis powers that engulfed the world. Using vivid personal accounts, it describes the rise of the Nazis, the horrors of fighting that left millions dead, and how the Allies eventually won a costly victory. Find out: What was 'blitzkrieg?' What happened at Pearl Harbor? What happened on D-Day?