Earle Rice
8) Kamikazes
Author
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.7 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Examines the events and personalities that were instrumental in Japan's adoption of kamikazi, or suicide, missions in the later stages of World War II.
10) Normandy
Author
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
Presents the events of the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, in an attempt to take back western Europe from Nazi power. Marathon, Hastings, Midway, just a few of the major battles covered in this series, which introduces readers to the wartime engagements that changed the course of human history. Each book gives a historical account of a decisive battle, its participants, the political climate leading to the engagement, and...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"The trail to find Osama bin Laden was uncovered by human and satellite intelligence, and the raid that killed him was directed by a fleet of intelligence-collecting satellites over Pakistan. Even though we can't see them, satellites play a large role in reconnaissance and defense support. Students will learn about the rockets that launch satellites, how satellites are used, and how the military uses secret space planes and test vehicles that are...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
The Nez Perce were once the largest group of Native Americans in the western United States. Their number once exceeded 6,000 in over 50 separate tribes. Except for occasional clashes with neighbors, the Nez Perce lived peacefully in lush homelands on the Snake River in central Idaho, western Oregon, and western Washington. They welcomed Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery in 1804. The Nez Perce coexisted peacefully with whites for decades....
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"In 1946, the Vietnamese people began fighting for independence from the French colonial rulers of their land, which at the time was known as Indochina. By the mid-1950s, the French had been defeated, and separate governments were set up in North Vietnam and South Vietnam pending elections to unify the country. Those elections never took place. The American government supported South Vietnam, wanting to prevent the spread of communism from North Vietnam....
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.9 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Chronicles the life of Union general Ulysses S. Grant, discussing his childhood, schooling at the United States Military Academy, service during the Mexican War, role in the Civil War, presidency, and other related topics.