Variety of mammals -- Mammalian evolution -- Moving on four legs -- How mammals eat -- Attack, defense and survival -- Wanderers and the stay-at-homes -- Love life -- Toward man

A broad history. Contains 720 illustrations, many of which have never before been published in this country

"A famous moment in American military history, James Bradley has captured the glory, the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. In February 1945, American Marines plunged into the surf at Iwo Jima--and into history. Through a hail of machine-gun and mortar fire that left the beaches strewn with comrades, they battled to the island's highest peak. And after climbing through a landscape of hell itself,...

Reflects upon World War II, 50 years after its beginning. Utilizes Allied and Axis archives and memoirs of prominent leaders to tell the story.

Profusely illustrated text discusses life in the United States during World War II.

The epic story of history's greatest conflict, from the rise of Nazi Germany to the fall of Imperial Japan, drawn from the testimony of those who witnessed the war and waged it. Text chapters are accompanied by thematic photo essays, portraying pivotal events as viewed "Through the Lens". "Secret War" essays shed light on covert operations conucted by spies, commandos, conspirators, and code breakers. Includes detailed maps and over 525 photographs....

The action-packed story of the WWII aviators known as the "362nd Suicide Outfit," including 150 photographs. During World War II, the Ninth Air Force comprised air-to-ground aviators, charged with destroying the enemy close to the front and below the clouds, often bringing them face to face with their German opponents. The 362nd Fighter Group, led by two very different leaders-the tough disciplinarian Col. Morton Magoffin and later the beloved motivator...

In the spring of 1942, the United States rounded up 120,000 residents of Japanese ancestry living along the West Coast and sent them to interment camps for the duration of World War II. Many abandoned their land. Many gave up their personal property. Each one of them lost a part of their lives.