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Author
Series
Revolution trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Rick Atkinson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning An Army at Dawn and two other masterly books about World War II, has long been admired for his unparalleled ability to write deeply researched, stunningly vivid narrative history. Now he turns his attention to a new war, and in the initial volume of the Revolution Trilogy he tells the story of the first twenty months of the bloody struggle to shake free of King George's shackles. From the battles...
22) Shiloh, 1862
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Provides a detailed account of key players and events at Shiloh during the American Civil War in 1862 and discusses the ways in which they influenced the course of the war.
28) Blitzkrieg
Author
Publisher
Time-Life Books
Pub. Date
c1976
Language
English
Description
An account of the German campaigns and battles in the first year of World War II which resulted in the conquest of most of Europe.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The film is told from the point of view of 19-year-old private Billy Lynn who, along with his fellow soldiers in Bravo Squad, becomes a hero after a harrowing Iraq battle and is brought home temporarily for a victory tour. Through flashbacks, culminating at the spectacular halftime show of the Thanksgiving Day football game, the film reveals what really happened to the squad - contrasting the realities of the war with America's perceptions.
31) Early battles
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the people and events that contributed to the start of the Civil War, looking at the secession of the southern states, the Battle of Fort Sumter, the role of Abraham Lincoln, and more.
32) The final years
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes the final years of the Civil War, and includes the Wilderness Campaign, the Atlanta Campaign, and the Fall of Richmond, and with illustrations and maps.
33) Turning points
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes the turning points of the Civil War including the Emancipation Proclamation, the Siege of Vicksburg, the Battle of Gettysburg, and more.
37) Lightning war
Publisher
Time-Life
Pub. Date
c1989
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the rise and eventual fall of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The United States was creeping ever closer to independence. The shot heard round the world still echoed in the ears of Parliament as impassioned revolutionaries took up arms for and against King and country. In this captivating blend of careful research and rich narrative, Derek W. Beck continues his exploration into the period preceding the Declaration of Independence, just days into the new Revolutionary War. The War Before Independence transports...
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