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41) The Army
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Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Who is trained to risk their life in the name of their country? Who is prepared to use weapons to defend and protect others? Who will go on long tours of duty, far from home, living in rough-and-ready conditions? The answer to all these questions is the men and women in the army. The army is the land-based branch of the mlitary or armed forces"--p. [4].
About the Defend and protect series: "Many men and women feel called to serve their country in...
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Language
English
Description
The true story of the first Black Medal of Freedom winner--a remarkable account of one of the most memorable battles in Civil War history. Sergeant William H. Carney was one of the few Black officers of the newly formed Massachusetts Fifty-fourth Regiment--composed entirely of Black soldiers. In an important Civil War battle, Carney led his men over the ramparts of Fort Wagner, where Union soldiers charged the Confederates. As they fought, they gained...
Author
Series
Publisher
Portable Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Show Me History will show you the real man behind the myths! Known as the "Father of Our Country," George Washington lost his own father at the age of 11, was a surrogate father to Alexander Hamilton, and yet was never a father himself. In war and in peace, he left an unmistakable impression on his new nation in more ways than you know. George Washington: Soldier and Statesman! tells the story of the United States' first president-from his rise as...
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Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to Corpse Talk, the chat show with a difference - all of the guests are dead! Meet your host, comic book artist Adam Murphy, as he interviews eighteen show-stopping rebels. Want to read the inside story of Sitting Bull, the last chief of the great Sioux nation? Or wondered what led to Martin Luther King Jr becoming such an iconic freedom-fighter? This graphic novel answers all of your questions about the lives of these rancorous rebels with...
