United States at war | Mancos Library District

1) The American Revolution: "Give me liberty, or give me death"

Author

Kent, Deborah

Series

United States at war

Pub. Date

c1994

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 3

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Describes through photographs, illustrations, and text the American Revolution by recounting experiences of soldiers and militiamen, and includes maps and a chronology of events and battles of the war.

2) The Civil War: "a house divided"

Author

Kent, Zachary

Series

United States at war

Pub. Date

c1994

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 3

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The author recounts the bloody campaigns and battles fought between neighbors and touching events as recalled by soldiers and citizens of the period. The author takes us into the field hospitals and prisons and shows us what a typical soldier's life was like.

3) The Vietnam War: "What are we fighting for?"

Author

Kent, Deborah

Series

United States at war

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 3

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Photographs and text describe the fighting between the Americans and Vietcong in the jungles of southeast Asia, how television brought graphic war footage to American homes, and the peace protests that took place around the country.

4) World War I: the war to end wars

Author

Kent, Zachary

Series

United States at war

Pub. Date

[1994]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 3

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Tells of the patriotic Americans who fought in the trenches and from the home front during this first global war. The author recounts the horrors of modern warfare, as armies fought with deadly weapons such as machine guns and poisonous gas for the first time.