The Day Kennedy Died: A Snapshot of the Sixties

Grant, Reg

History

Ian Allan Publishing Ltd

NATO (World Organizations)

WORLD ORGANIZATIONS is a new series that takes a comprehensive look at the role key international organizations play in improving the lives of people around the world. It examines the structure, beginnings and future aims of each organization. Case studies give examples of the organization in action. WORLD WILDLIFE FUND describes the important environmental work of the WWF from its origins in the struggle to prevent animal species from becoming extinct to some of its more recent concerns, such as the effect of global warming on our planet's natural resources. From local fundraising to summit meetings with world leaders, all aspects of this dynamic organization's work are revealed in detail. NATO highlights the complex political and historical issues that sparked the millitary alliance known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Detailed case studies reveal NATO's peace-keeping endeavours in a range of international conflicts, highlighting its achievements as well as some of its more controversial roles.

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Franklin Watts Ltd

This series sets out to explain why the major wars of the twentieth century started, to describe what happened, and to analyse how the results changed our world. Each title includes 24 maps which show in graphic form how the battles and campaigns were fought, how boundaries were redrawn, and nations reshaped.

World War II : Europe

Teen & Young Adult

Orchard/Watts Group

The Rise of Nazism (How Did It Happen?)

Franklin Watts

Colour and black and white artwork, photographs and maps combine with journalistic accounts, quotations and minibiographies in a summary of the Civil War in America, looking at its causes and its effects on the lives of the people. A title in the REVOLUTION! series, suitable for National Curriculum History Key Stage 3.

American Revolution

Hodder Children`S Books

Hiroshima and Nagasaki (New Perspectives)

<p>This book looks at the story behind the dropping of the first atomic bomb from the position of the scientists who developed it, the politicians who used it, the air crew who bombed the cities, their leaders, the Japanese survivors. It also considers how the world has changed since the bombs fell.</p>

Hodder Wayland Childrens

This book examines the events leading to the armistice of 1918 and the political, social and military consequences of this and the Versailles Treaty. It addresses key questions such as: why did Germany agree to the harsh terms imposed in the Versailles Treaty? Why did the 'war to end all wars' lead to the outbreak of an even greater global conflict in 1939? What is the legacy of World War I, and how do we remember it today?

Armistice 1918

Children's Books

Why Did Hiroshima Happen? (Moments in History)

WAYLAND PUBLISHERS LTD

Read about how in the early morning hours of 6 August 1945, a B-29 bomber headed for the Japanese city of Hiroshima to drop an atomic bomb. The aftermath of the bombing still affects the city's inhabitants today. This book details the events of Hiroshima and explains why this haunting event occurred. Photographs from the period provide an informative view of this tragedy.  Moments in History is an insightful series that presents some of the most important events in modern history. From World War I to the Cold War, readers are encouraged to think critically about the effects these watershed moments have had on the world. Written in a straightforward, engaging style, the books include first-hand speeches, letters, diary entries and other primary source materials that give dramatic clues to the reasons these unforgettable events unfolded as they did. Photographs from the time period show the world as it was at that moment, and the views of professional historians are included in each chapter.  Encourages readers at KS3 and KS4 to think critically about the effect Hiroshima has had on the world.

Why Did Hiroshima happen? (Moments in History)

Wayland

The Power Sermon: Countdown to Quality Messages for Maximum Impact

Religion & Spirituality

REED, JOHN

Christian Books & Bibles

Baker Pub Group

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