Search Results: Returned 18 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 18
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1996., Facts on File Call No: 623.4 09 04 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Looks at the evolution of weapons used by soldiers, law enforcement officers, and civilians, emphasizing arms designed and used by militaries around the world.
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c1995, Raintree Steck-Vaughn Call No: 623.4 41 09 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Pointers
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c1997, Pre-adolescent, F. Watts Call No: 973.7 5 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: A first bookSummary Note: Discusses Civil War naval battles, ships, and the struggle for control of crucial waterways, demonstrating how the Northern side was able to build up its navy and eventually blockade the Southern ports.
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2005., A & E Television Networks Call No: DVD 973.52 EIG Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American history.Summary Note: Disc 1. First invasion : the War of 1812, depicts how only 30 years after winning independence, the upstart United States waged another war with Great Britain. Motivated by the high-seas capture of American sailors and the desire to annex Canadian lands, President Madison declared war. Thanks to the aim of a lone sniper, the skill of Andrew Jackson, the fortitude of the people of Baltimore, and the events of September 11, 1814, America would triumph again, ensuring the survival of the fledgling nation. -- Save our history : the star-spangled banner, recaptures the events that led Francis Scott Key to write the song which would become our national anthem. This song was written at the Battle of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. Disc 2. The battle of New Orleans shows how General Andrew Jackson led a motley group of Creoles, freeborn blacks, local Native Americans and poorly armed frontiersmen to defeat the British army effectively ending the War of 1812. -- Biography: Andrew Jackson : a man for the people, shows how Andrew Jackson, known as "Old Hickory", took office in 1828 as President of the United States building on a reputation for leadership earned in battle during the War of 1812. -- The great ships: the Ironclads, presents how in the 19th century, the iron clad war ships represented a radical advance over all earlier war ships making the wooden Navies of the world obsolete overnight. -- Extreme history: surviving an 1812 battleship, provides a look at what it was like to engage the enemy from inside an 1812 battleship.
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c2007., Pre-adolescent, Hyperion Books for Children Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: I witness novelSummary Note: Thirteen-year-old Tom Carroll takes his place as head of the family after his father dies fighting for the Union; but his job at the local ironworks, where he helps build an iron ship for the Union army, and his loyalty come into question when he is approached by Confederate spies to sell secrets about the ship to the South.
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c2007., Hyperion Books for Children Call No: F Avi Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: An I witness novel.Summary Note: Tom's job as an assistant to Captain John Ericsson, the inventor of the Monitor, makes him a target of Confederate spies.
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c2007., Hyperion Books for Children Call No: Historical fiction FIC AVI Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: An I witness novelSummary Note: Tom's job as an assistant to Captain John Ericsson, the inventor of the Monitor, makes him a target of Confederate spies.
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2008, c2007., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic, Inc. Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: An I witness novelSummary Note: Thirteen-year-old Tom Carroll takes his place as head of the family after his father dies fighting for the Union; but his job at the local ironworks, where he helps build an iron ship for the Union army, and his loyalty come into question when he is approached by Confederate spies to sell secrets about the ship to the South.
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c2007., Pre-adolescent, Hyperion Books for Children Call No: Historical Blue Fict. AVI Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: An I witness novelSummary Note: Thirteen-year-old Tom Carroll takes his place as head of the family after his father dies fighting for the Union; but his job at the local ironworks, where he helps build an iron ship for the Union army, and his loyalty come into question when he is approached by Confederate spies to sell secrets about the ship to the South.
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2000., Chelsea House Publishers Call No: 973.75 SAV Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Untold history of the Civil WarSummary Note: Examines how Union and Confederate ships battled on the high seas, on the rivers, and in the harbors. Included are the Monitor and the Merrimack.
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c2000., Chelsea House Publishers Call No: 973.7 5 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Untold history of the Civil WarSummary Note: Describes how the United States Navy was expanded and improved during the Civil War and how ironclads and other armored vessels were used in various military operations.
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2001., Lyons Press Call No: ANCIENT HISTORY Edition: 1st Lyons Press ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Text and photographs of swords, polearms, bows and arrows, firearms, and personal armor help chronicle the history and development of the Japanese samurai warriors.
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-- American tank gunner, his enemy, and a collision of lives in World War II, adapted for Young AdultsBy Makos, Adam[2022]., Adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: HI-INT B SMO MAK Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Shut the hatches. It's time to roll out. You'll find yourself behind enemy lines with Clarence Smoyer and the 3rd Armored Division, the workhorse unit known as "Spearhead," the best in the tank armor ranks. .
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-- American tank gunner, his enemy, and a collision of lives in World War IIBy Makos, Adam[2022]., Adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: WORLD WAR II NF MAK Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Clarence Smoyer began the war as a gentle giant, a factory worker from Pennsylvania coal country reluctant to unleash the power of the Sherman tank he crewed. But as his tank platoon fought its way from Normandy to the Rhine and beyond, and he watched his friends cut down one by one, he learned to kill with deadly accuracy and efficiency. His fight would climax in Cologne, in the shadow of the great cathedral, where he took a shot immortalized by a chance photograph--and where he would later forge a friendship with the German tanker he tragically dueled soon after"--Provided by publisher.
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2006., History Education Call No: DVD 973 HISTORY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: (Vol. 1.) First invasion : the War of 1812, depicts how only 30 years after winning the independence, the upstart United States waged another war with Great Britain. Motivated by the high-seas capture of American sailors and the desire to annex Canadian lands, President Madison declared war. Thanks to the aim of a lone sniper, the skill of Andrew Jackson, the fortitude of the people of Baltimore, and the events of September 11, 1814, America would triumph again, ensuring the survival of the fledgling nation. -- Save our history : the star-spangled banner recaptures the events that led Francis Scott Key to write the song which would become our national anthem. This song was written at the Battle of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.
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c1990., St. Martin's Press Call No: 355.8 Dia Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Explains and provides illustrations of representative selections of weapons from all ages and cultures.
