Comprehensive Catalog 2018-2019

MILITARY CONFLICTS

MAJOR U.S. HISTORICAL WARS

Series Consultant: Lt. Col. Jason R.Musteen, Chief of the Military History Division at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point

The new series provides information about 11 important conflicts in which the American military was engaged. Each of these 64-page books focuses on a specific conflict, providing information on the causes of the war; the major campaigns and battles and how they led to the war’s conclusion; and the results of the conflict and its impact on world history. These interesting and factual volumes are supplemented with numerous color photographs and maps, as well as a chronology, glossary of terms, a guide to additional resources for more information, text-dependent questions and report ideas, and an index.

Set ISBN ..........978-1-4222-3352-8 Hardcover Set Price ...........$351.23 Hardcover List Price ..............31.93 Multi-User eBook List Price ...39.93 Full color • Library bound Trim Size: 7 ¼ x 9 ¼ • 64 pages Grade Level: 7-12 11 VOLUME SET © 2016

$263.45 (S&L)   23.95 (S&L)   29.95 (S&L)

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” Illustrations were chosen with great care and demonstrate the profound effects of war on human life; for instance, one photo depicts a sobbing baby sitting amid the rubble in the aftermath of a bombing of a Shanghai train station. This series strikes the ideal balance between a thorough and well-researched presentation of history and one that is exciting and engaging. VERDICT: An excellent resource. — School Library Journal “ ” Enhanced with reproduction and archival photos, these slim but concise volumes focus on the causes of each war and, as the series title suggests, the war’s impact on the U.S. Text-dependent and research questions keep readers engaged in this informative series. — Booklist

The American Revolution .......................... -3353-5 -8593-0 The War of 1812 ....................................... -3361-0 -8601-2 The Civil War............................................. -3354-2 -8594-7 Native American Wars on the Western  Frontier (1866-1890)............................. -3357-3 -8597-8 World War I ............................................... -3362-7 -8602-9 World War II .............................................. -3363-4 -8603-6 The Cold War ............................................ -3355-9 -8595-4 The Korean War......................................... -3356-6 -8596-1 The Vietnam War ...................................... -3359-7 -8599-2 US-Led Wars in Iraq, 1991-Present............ -3358-0 -8598-5 War in Afghanistan: Overthrow of the  Taliban and Aftermath............................-3360-3 -8600-5

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