Simon Adams
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"¡Bienvenidos a la aventura de la historia! ¡Explora los secretos de la historia!"--Back cover
A visual exploration of world history covers major events and developments from the dawn of human history to the present day, including the evolution and migrations of early humans, the rise and fall of great empires, and important battles and conflicts.
47) The Cold War
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Examines the history of the Cold War, the events that took place, the people involved, and its eventual outcome. The fear of nuclear war was a key factor in keeping world peace after 1945. Was it? Discover the answer in this readable, informative source book.
48) Children's great explorers encyclopedia: discover the world in the footsteps of famous explorers
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Introduces leading explorers and their discoveries from the early Egyptians and Phoenicians to the moon landings, and describes their reasons for traveling, the places they saw, and the adventures and dangers they experienced.
50) The War of 1812
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This interesting book examines the events and people who were involved in the War of 1812 between the United States and what would later become Canada. Unusal for a war, the conflict ended with friendly relations established and no major loss of territory for either country. However, an examination of primary and secondary source materials reveals the War of 1812 is remembered differently in each country, as well as by the Indigenous peoples whose...
51) World War II
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"Discover World War II facts and hear from people who lived through the war that shaped the modern world, from the cause of the conflict to the most important battles. From the prewar rise of Nazi Germany to the start of the war with the invasion of Poland in 1939 to the end of the war in 1945 and the Nuremburg Trials, all aspects of the deadliest conflict in human history are covered in great detail in DK findout! World War II with content that is...
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"Custom maps tell the story of the Second World War from the rise of the Axis powers to the dropping of the atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ... [Each map charts] the progress of key events of World War II on land, sea, and air, such as the Dunkirk evacuation, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the D-Day landings, and the siege of Stalingrad"--Publisher marketing.
57) Knights
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Tells the story of medieval knights, describing their training, weapons, armor, their battles and their leisure pursuits, such as hunting and falconry. Features includes: descriptions of everyday life in a castle household, how sieges were conducted, a history of the Crusades and the Hundred Years War, the story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and a booklet of siege equipment and castle artwork.
58) Great explorers
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Journey with some of the world's greatest explorers to see how they discovered our world.