Earle Rice

Profiles the life and career of jazz vocalist Billie Holiday.

"Firing Hellfire missiles in Afghanistan, launching Tomahawk cruise missiles from a destroyer, and manning the underground launch control panel for nuclear warheads are all part of America's military missile program. Through firsthand accounts from soldiers, ... [this book teaches young readers] about the innovation, development, and use of missiles and ... [provides] an inside look at the military training involved"--Back cover.

This book explores the life of Ulysses S. Grant, whose willingness to fight and organizational skills won him the appointment of supreme commander of the Union Army.

This book explores the life of Robert E. Lee, who became the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.

Profiles the life and career of jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker.

In January 2006, Palestinian voters shocked the Western world by giving Hamas a majority of seats in the parliamentary elections. Stunned Westerners found it hard to imagine how the blood-soaked Islamist terrorist organization could have won the support that brought it to power. Western thinkers found it harder yet to envisage how a Hamas government would play a positive role in Palestinian-Israeli relations. Hamas, an acronym for an Arab phrase meaning...

A brief introduction to the Cheyenne Indians, discussing their traditions, history, and more.

Explains the events leading up to the Battle of Gettysburg, the defining battle of the Civil War, and describes the battle and its aftermath.

Discusses some of the important battles in Europe during World War II, including Operation Torch, Operation Husky, the Italian campaign, Operation Overlord, the Battle of the Bulge, last battles, and VE Day.

Hezbollah-Lebanon's "Party of Allah"-wears many faces. Founded by Muslim clerics following Israel's invasion of Lebanon in 1982, it is a powerful political party, a Shia Islamic religious and social movement, Lebanon's largest militia, and a close ally of Iran. Originally, Hezbollah's reason for being was to resist the Israel invaders. Over time, it grew from a small militia to a paramilitary group more powerful than the Lebanese Army. Trained and...