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Author
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
1984.
Language
English
Description
Traces the events that led to the attempted German invasion of Great Britain in 1940 describing the prolonged bombing of London by the Luftwaffe, the tactical errors made by the Germans, and how the outcome of the battle affected the course of the war.
2) D-Day
Author
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
1984.
Language
English
Description
Traces the events of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of German-occupied France from the beaches of Normandy, which took place on June 6, 1944.
6) Pearl Harbor
Author
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
1984.
Language
English
Description
Traces events leading up to and resulting from the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on American battleships at Pearl Harbor, which brought the United States into World War II.
11) Hiroshima
Author
Publisher
Silver Burdett
Pub. Date
[1985]
Language
English
Description
Traces the development of the atomic bomb and how the decision was made to drop it on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Also discusses the aftermath of that event and its implications for the future of the world.
Author
Publisher
Silver Burdett
Pub. Date
[1986]
Language
English
Description
Describes the construction of the Central Pacific, Union Pacific, and other related railroads which joined the east and west coasts by meeting at Promontory Point, Utah, and views both the early days of railroads preceding that event and the effects of the transcontinental railroad thus formed.