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1) Soldier

Author

Adams, Simon

Series

Eyewitness books

Publisher

DK Pub

Pub. Date

2009.

Physical Desc

72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in).

Language

English

Description

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Describes the lives of soldiers from the Middle Ages to the present, discussing their training, tactics, vehicles, and weapons.

2) Sergeant York: reluctant hero

Author

Andrews, Peter

Series

American pioneer biography

Publisher

Putnam

Pub. Date

[1969]

Physical Desc

95 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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A Tennessee mountain boy reconciles religious and patriotic convictions to fight in World War I and becomes one of that war's great heroes.

3) Military leaders of World War II

Author

Oleksy, Walter G

Series

American profiles

Publisher

Facts on File

Pub. Date

[1994]

Physical Desc

vi, 154 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

4) A young patriot: the American Revolution as experienced by one boy

Author

Murphy, Jim

Publisher

Clarion Books

Pub. Date

c1996

Physical Desc

101 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Language

English

5) Miles Standish: Plymouth Colony leader

Author

Miller, Susan Martins

Series

Colonial leaders

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

2000.

Physical Desc

77 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Presents a biography of the courageous leader who arrived in America on the Mayflower and led the defense of Plymouth Colony.

6) Deborah Sampson goes to war

Author

Stevens, Bryna

Series

On my own books

Publisher

Carolrhoda Books

Pub. Date

[1984]

Physical Desc

47 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the woman who served in the army during the Revolutionary War under the name Robert Shurtleff and who later lectured about her experiences.

7) Army: civilian to soldier

Author

Goldish, Meish

Series

Becoming a soldier

Publisher

Bearport Pub

Pub. Date

[2011]

Physical Desc

24 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cm.

Language

English

Description

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What does it take to become one of the finest soldiers in the world? Find out in this exciting look inside the U.S. Army's basic combat training.

8) Black frontiers: a history of African American heroes in the Old West

Author

Schlissel, Lillian

Language

English

Description

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Focuses on the experiences of blacks as mountain men, soldiers, homesteaders, and scouts on the frontiers of the American West.

9) Black, blue, and gray: African Americans in the Civil War

Author

Haskins, James

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

1998.

Physical Desc

154 pages : illustrations ; 20 x 21 cm

Language

English

Description

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An historical account of the role of African-American soldiers in the Civil War.

10) Ethan Allen: Revolutionary hero

Author

Aronson, Virginia

Series

Revolutionary War leaders

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

[2001]

Physical Desc

80 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the patriot who led the Green Mountain Boys in taking Fort Ticonderoga.

11) The diary of Joseph Plumb Martin: a Revolutionary War soldier

Author

Martin, Joseph Plumb

Series

In my own words)

Publisher

Marshall Cavendish

Pub. Date

[2001]

Physical Desc

96 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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The diary of a young Connecticut farmer who fought against the British in the Revolutionary War.

12) Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys

Author

Stein, R. Conrad

Series

Cornerstones of freedom. Second

Publisher

Children's Press

Pub. Date

[2003]

Physical Desc

48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Discusses the facts and tall tales about Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen, who, along with Benedict Arnold, led the Green Mountain Boys in capturing Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775.

13) Sarah Emma Edmonds was a great pretender: the true story of a Civil War spy

Author

Jones, Carrie

Publisher

Carolrhoda Books

Pub. Date

[2011]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm

Language

English

Description

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A picture book biography of Sarah Emma Edmonds, a Canadian-born woman who served as a spy in the Union Army during the Civil War.

14) Finding Winnie: the true story of the world's most famous bear

Author

Mattick, Lindsay

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, Wonderbook

Description

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A woman tells her young son the true story of how his great-great-grandfather, Captain Harry Colebourn, rescued and learned to love a bear cub in 1914 as he was on his way to take care of soldiers' horses during World War I, and the bear became the inspiration for A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh.

15) Yankee Doodle and the Redcoats: soldiering in the Revolutionary War

Author

Beller, Susan Provost

Publisher

Twenty-First Century Books

Pub. Date

[2003]

Physical Desc

96 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 x 27 cm

Language

English

Description

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Using excerpts from diaries, letters, newspaper articles, and other primary sources, tells of the everyday lives of the soldiers who fought the Revolutionary War, for both the British and for the colonies.

16) The diary of Sam Watkins, a confederate soldier

Author

Watkins, Samuel R

Series

In my own words

Publisher

Benchmark Books

Pub. Date

[2004]

Physical Desc

95 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Excerpts from the diary of a Confederate soldier from Tennessee, describing the battles he fought in during the Civil War.

17) The secret soldier: the story of Deborah Sampson

Author

McGovern, Ann

Publisher

Four Winds Press

Pub. Date

[1975]

Physical Desc

62 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Language

English

Description

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A brief biography of the woman who disguised herself as a man and joined the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

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1) Soldier

2) Sergeant York: reluctant hero

3) Military leaders of World War II

4) A young patriot: the American Revolution as experienced by one boy

5) Miles Standish: Plymouth Colony leader

6) Deborah Sampson goes to war

7) Army: civilian to soldier

8) Black frontiers: a history of African American heroes in the Old West

9) Black, blue, and gray: African Americans in the Civil War

10) Ethan Allen: Revolutionary hero

11) The diary of Joseph Plumb Martin: a Revolutionary War soldier

12) Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys

13) Sarah Emma Edmonds was a great pretender: the true story of a Civil War spy

14) Finding Winnie: the true story of the world's most famous bear

15) Yankee Doodle and the Redcoats: soldiering in the Revolutionary War

16) The diary of Sam Watkins, a confederate soldier

17) The secret soldier: the story of Deborah Sampson

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Suggest a purchase