the american civil war visual encyclopedia
The American Civil War. Visual Encyclopedia
This visual guide tells the story of the bloodiest war America ever fought through photos and easy-to-understand explanations. This book for children aged 9 - 12 ventures into the history of America's Civil War and familiarises children with American history and how it became the country it is today. Each chapter explores people, causes, and consequences of America's bloodiest conflict. Inside the pages of this children's civil war book, you'll discover: - Full-page profiles about key figures and battles - Civil War-era photography and illustration depicting important events and artefacts - Accurate historical information, faithful presentation of African American history in the context of the Civil War - Unusual and remarkable stories such as the Thanksgiving drummer boy's and accounts of the war through personal letters America spent five years fighting its most destructive war and one that showed a deeply divided country with union states on the one side and confederate states on the other. This civil war book shows what led up to the conflict and zooms into the most important events, battles, and leaders. This book further explores war memorabilia, eyewitness accounts and the abolition of slavery. Children will be excited to learn about famous figures such as Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee and gain insight into reasons for the war and the viewpoints of the opposing sides. This book also provides children with a fascinating history of how railways, the telegraph were used to fight the war and literature and music that this conflict produced. DK's Visual Encyclopedia series delves into the world's most intriguing historical events, people, natural phenomena and animals. These books will delight children with simple explanations and impactful photography that will provide hours of learning fun.
2153 Руб.
American Civil War
Packed with stunning photography, Eyewitness American Civil War explores the war that turned the nation against itself. Become an eyewitness to one of the most important times in US history, in this picture-led reference guide that will take you on a visual tour of the American Civil War. Children will be mesmerised by the key events of the conflict, from brutal battles to legendary commanders. This unique, beautifully illustrated guide reveals the conflict between the North and South, of more than 50 battles, and shows both sides of the conflict in equal light. Using striking full-colour photographs of paintings, artefacts and illustrations of battles, discover how tensions about slavery exploded into a war that lasted four years. Throughout the pages of this newly-revised book on the American Civil War, you can expect to find: - A fresh new look, new photographs, updated information, and a new "eyewitness" feature. - Amazing facts, updated diagrams, statistics, and timelines. - Brand new eyewitness accounts from experts in the field.
2153 Руб.
Keegan John The American Civil War
This major and long-awaited work is the definitive history of the American Civil War by our greatest military historian. The American Civil War was one of the longest and bloodiest of modern wars. It is also one of the most mysterious. It has captured the imagination of writers, artists and film-makers for decades but the reality of it confuses and divides historians even today. In this magisterial history of the first modern war, the distinguished military historian John Keegan unpicks the geography, leadership and strategic logic of the war and takes us to the heart of the conflict. His captivating work promises to be the definitive history of the American Civil War.
3148 Руб.
Mitchell Margaret Gone with the Wind. Part One. Level 4
A story of love and war follows the popular but selfish Scarlett O'Hara, gentlemanly Ashley Wilkes, and dangerous but charming Rhett Butler as their world is destroyed in the American Civil War. 15,804 words. American English. Retold by John Escott.
2740 Руб.
Washington Booker T. Up from Slavery
First published in 1901, the autobiography of the civil rights activist and educator recounts his childhood in slavery in Virginia, his efforts to gain an education after the American Civil War, and his tireless campaigning for racial equality.
1931 Руб.
Melville Herman Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
Herman Melville (1819—1891) was an American poet and novelist of the American Renaissance, best known for his allusive adventure novel "Moby-Dick". "Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War" is his first book of poetry, fully dedicated to the battles of the Civil War and its aftermath. This compilation includes 72 poems about almost every major event, passed through the author's point of view on the war and its impact on people.
867 Руб.
Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
Herman Melville (1819—1891) was an American poet and novelist of the American Renaissance, best known for his allusive adventure novel "Moby-Dick". "Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War" is his first book of poetry, fully dedicated to the battles of the Civil War and its aftermath. This compilation includes 72 poems about almost every major event, passed through the author's point of view on the war and its impact on people.
199 Руб.
El Akkad Omar American War
2074. America's future is Civil War. Sarat's reality is survival. They took her father, they took her home, they told her lies… She didn't start this war, but she'll end it. Omar El Akkad's powerful debut novel imagines a dystopian future: a second American Civil War, a devastating plague and one family caught deep in the middle. In American War, we're asked to consider what might happen if America were to turn its most devastating policies and deadly weapons against itself.
2261 Руб.
Williams Brian World War II Visual Encyclopedia
"This comprehensive visual encyclopedia explores World War II in fascinating detail and explains why this global event must never be forgotten.? World War II: Visual Encyclopedia shows children the causes, battles, people, and aftermath, while cutting-edge CGI technology brings infamous events back to life. Learn about weaponry, tanks, ships, aircraft, campaigns, and military strategies. Read firsthand accounts of major campaigns and battles throughout the war. Uncover hundreds of biographies of wartime leaders and brave soldiers who served on the battlefields. Find out how technological advances influenced the final outcome. Key information is available at a glance, alongside data boxes, facts and stats, and inspiring quotations. From the fastest fighter plane to the longest battle, you'll discover everything you ever wanted to know, and much, much more. Whether you're a history buff or simply want help on a school project, this standout reference covers every aspect of World War II and the important part it has played in world history."
2999 Руб.
Cornwell Bernard Copperhead
The second book in Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series on the American Civil War. Nathanial Starbuck is a Copperhead: a northerner fighting for the rebel South in America’s Civil War. Expelled from the Faulconer Legion, Starbuck must travel a hard road before he can rejoin his comrades. He must join the shadowy war of betrayal and espionage, where nothing is certain and no one can be trusted. Starbuck’s journey will take him through the savage prisons of Richmond, across the blood-sodden battlefields of Virginia, and into the deadly high command of the northern army.
1789 Руб.
Cornwell Bernard Rebel
The first book in Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series on the American Civil War. It is summer 1861. The armies of North and South stand on the brink of America’s civil war. Nathanial Starbuck, jilted by his girl and estranged from his family, arrives in the capital of the Confederate South, where he enlists in an elite regiment being raised by rich, eccentric Washington Faulconer. Pledged to the Faulconer Legion, Starbuck becomes a northern boy fighting for the southern cause. But nothing can prepare him for the shocking violence to follow in the war which broke America in two.
1873 Руб.
Mitchell Margaret Gone with the Wind. Part 2
Gone with the Wind is a great romantic story of love and war and one of the best-selling books of all time. In Part 2, the American Civil War has destroyed Scarlett O'Hara's comfortable world. Will she lose her home too? Or can she save it and rebuild her life?
1988 Руб.
Hemingway Ernest For Whom the Bell Tolls
'The best fictional report of the Spanish Civil War that we possess' Anthony Burgess **AS SEEN ON WRITE AROUND THE WORLD WITH RICHARD E GRANT** 'The best fictional report of the Spanish Civil War that we possess' Anthony Burgess High in the pine forests of the Spanish Sierra, a guerrilla band prepares to blow up a vital bridge. Robert Jordan, a young American volunteer, has been sent to handle the dynamiting. There, in the mountains, he finds the dangers and the intense comradeship of war. And there he discovers Maria, a young woman who has escaped from Franco's rebels... **One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**
2384 Руб.
Cornwell Bernard The Bloody Ground
The fourth volume of Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series on the American Civil War and featuring rebel Nathaniel Starbuck - a yankee fighting for the Southern cause. It is late summer 1862 and the Confederacy is invading the United States of America. Nate Starbuck, a northern preacher’s son fighting for the rebel South, is given command of a punishment battalion – a despised unit of shirkers and cowards. His enemies expect it to be his downfall, as Starbuck must lead this ramshackle unit into a battle that will prove to be the bloodiest of the Civil War.
1789 Руб.
6013ИТ Солдатики Union Cavalry (American Civil War)
6013ИТ Солдатики Union Cavalry (American Civil War)
1745 Руб.
Barker Clive Galilee
Издание полностью на английском языке. The Gearys are no exception. As rich as the Rockefellers, as glamorous as the Kennedys, the Geary dynasty has held subtle sway over American life since the Civil War, brilliantly concealing the depths of its corruption. All that is about to change...
2684 Руб.