AMERICA takes a fresh and compelling look at the birth of our nation, with lavish illustrations and interactive novelty spreads on every page.Revealed through the lens of an anonymous journal, reader
Describes the different machines and weapons that were used in World War I, discussing each item's history and capabilities and identifying by which nation it was used.
Describes the different machines and weapons that were used during World War II, discussing each item's history and capabilities and identifying by which nation it was employed.
"Covers two centuries when amateur scientists-- natural philosophers-- began to use close observation and experiment to understand processes that had previously been explained by religion or superstit
In only a few decades, new materials, new machines, new sources of power, and new methods of transportation changed the face of the world. Mines, furnaces, and mills formed the basis of towns where th
Highlights scientific and technological innovations between 1800 and 1900, including photography, evolution, genetics, the periodic table, and the internal combustion engine.
Highlights scientific and technological innovations between 1900 and 1946, including radio, automobiles, television, antibiotics, radar, and nuclear fission.
Examines the military campaigns of World War II in the Pacific, from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the fall of the Philippines to the United States attacks on Iwo Jima and Okinawa and the Ja
Presents the timeline of the Vietnam War, including the causes of the conflict, the United States' entry into the war, the life of soldiers on both sides, the home front, and the end of the long war.
Describes the technology of ancient Rome, covering their advances in such areas as building, agriculture, aqueducts, glassmaking, textiles, astronomy, metals, pottery, and weaponry.
Describes the technology of ancient Mesopotamia, covering their advances in such areas as building, agriculture, irrigation, writing, medicine, astronomy, metals, weaving, and weaponry.
Describes the technology of ancient China, covering their advances in such areas as building, agriculture, irrigation, writing, medicine, astronomy, metals, pottery, and weaponry.
Describes the technology of ancient Greece, covering their advances in such areas as building, agriculture, theater, science, medicine, astronomy, metals, pottery, and weaponry.
Examines the October 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, the Cold War standoff in which the United States and the Soviet Union--and the world--narrowly escaped nuclear war.
