D-Day spelled the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany and the Third Reich. Readers will dive into the heart of the action and discover how it was planned and carried out and how it overwhelmed the Germans who had been tricked into thinking the attack would take place elsewhere.

Describes the first three years of the American Civil War in the West concentrating on Grant's plan to divide the west by controlling the Mississippi River, and the battles associated with that plan.

A succinct history of Washington's crossing of the Delaware River and the Battle of Trenton recounts key events and provides complementary historic paintings, illustrations, and maps.

Explains how elections work in the U.S. and what running for office is actually like.

Describes the battles of World War II which show the early successes of the Axis powers and then the gradual triumph of the Allies.

Examines the Battle of Gettysburg, including the important military leaders, battle strategy, and the lasting impact this battle had on the Civil War and American history.

Provides background on the circumstances leading up to the Civil War and describes the details of the pivotal battle at Antietam.

Twelve-year-old Trevor Firestone loves playing war-based video games and he idolizes his great-grandfather Jacob who came home from World War II a celebrated hero; now ninety-three Jacob wants to retrace his journey in memory and reality and return to the small French village that his unit liberated, and Trevor is going with him--but not everyone in the town want Jacob to come, and Trevor is going to learn an important lesson: real war is not a video...

A seventeen-year-old soldier from central Virginia records his experiences in a journal as his regiment takes part in the D-Day invasion of Normandy and subsequent battles to liberate France.