This book by R.G. Grant is completely about warfare. From Egyptian Chariots to modern day helicopters, this book has it all. It has chapters like Warfare in the Ancient World like Greco-Persian Wars, Conquests of Alexander, the Punic Wars, etc., to the Era of the World Wars. The book has images of weapons like flintlocks,Continue reading “BATTLE -A Visual Journey Through 5,000 Years of Combat”
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THE CRIME BOOK
Although the world is usually a safe place, there is still quite a lot of bad out there. From serial killers to drug smugglers, the world can also be a place of crime. This book contains some of the most hideous and notorious crimes in the history of the world. From the kidnapping of CharlesContinue reading “THE CRIME BOOK”
THE ESCAPE ARTISTS
Plot: This is a book by Neal Bascomb. It is a true story of one of the most daring prison breaks of all times. During WWI, POWs (Prisoners of War) were kept in prison camps. In Germany, one such camp was Holzminden, which was one of the most brutal and unforgiving camps for POWs inContinue reading “THE ESCAPE ARTISTS”
THE PERFECT HORSE
Plot: During WWII, Poland housed some of the most expensive and sought after horses in the world, Arabians and Lipizzaners. During the war, they were in danger of being killed by the advancing Russian Army and being stolen by the retreating Germans. A small group of Americans and Poles attempt to defend the horses andContinue reading “THE PERFECT HORSE”
ASTERIX Compact Omnibus I
Plot: Vercingetorix has laid his arms down at the feet of Julius Caesar. All of Gaul has fallen to the Roman Empire. All? No…one small village still defies the Roman Empire and life is not easy for the surrounding Roman Camps of Aquarium, Totorum, Laudanum and Compendium. This compact omnibus has four stories of AsterixContinue reading “ASTERIX Compact Omnibus I”
THE FOURTEENTH GOLDFISH
Plot: This book is by Jennifer L. Holm, three time Newbery Honor-Winning author. Twelve year old Ellie Cruz is enjoying her life, or not, when a strange and cranky teenager appears on her doorstep. He seems familiar yet different. It turns out that this old school teenager is actually her grandfather (a scientists who worksContinue reading “THE FOURTEENTH GOLDFISH”
MOSSAD: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service
Every nation has some sort of covert intelligence agencies. For The US it is the CIA, for India it is RAW and for Israel it is Mossad. Mossad has been protecting Israel since 1949 and has been fulfilling many tasks such as killing terrorists, finding and rescuing kidnapped people, bringing Nazis to justice, and keepingContinue reading “MOSSAD: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service”
D-DAY The World War II Invasion That Changed History
This is a book by Sibert Honor winning author Deborah Hopkinson. It is about the largest and the greatest amphibious invasion in human history. The author talks about stories of troops on all five beaches: Sword, Gold, Juno, Utah, and the bloodiest, most hell-like of them all-Omaha. Each of these beaches were landing points forContinue reading “D-DAY The World War II Invasion That Changed History”
DIVE! World War II Stories of Sailors and Submarines in the Pacific
This book is written by Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson. Sibert Honor is presented to honor distinguished non-fiction books for children. The book, as the title suggests, is about submarines in the Pacific during World War II. In the chapters if this book you will meet the USS Seawolf, the USS Canopus, the USS Spearfish,Continue reading “DIVE! World War II Stories of Sailors and Submarines in the Pacific”
The Poison Eaters
This is a book by Gail Jarrow. It is about a time when urbanization was starting, when people had started to move out of farms into cities. This period of time saw the rise of grocery stores. It also saw the rise of foods that were adulterated and faked. Most people were cheated and soldContinue reading “The Poison Eaters”
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