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Great Battles for Boys: Bunker Hill to WWI
Great Battles for Boys Bunker Hill to WWI Author:Joe Giorello "Great Battles for Boys" takes kids to the front lines of the most exciting battles in history. In this volume of the bestselling series, discover the strategies, weapons, and military leaders that won--or lost--these famous American fights. Bunker Hill: ragtag colonists take on the mighty British Red Coats. Saratoga: Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne ... more »gets a lesson in warfare from untrained militias. Gettysburg: the slaughter of brother against brother that provoked the Emancipation Proclamation. Antietam: An invasion gone wrong. Vicksburg: A Southern city under siege. Little Big Horn: Custer's Last Stand. The Alamo: Why we remember it! San Jacinto: The battle that won the southwest for America. The Rough Riders of San Juan Hill: Teddy Roosevelt, medal of honor winner. WWI's Lost Battalion: The Great War and Americans who fought it. "Combining his uniquely conversational style with myriad historical facts, plenty of interesting photos, and lots of fascinating, little known anecdotes, Joe takes readers ?behind the scenes? and helps them to experience this vitally important chapter in our Nation?s history." The Reverend Charles F. Reynolds Chief Warrant Officer 3, USMC, Ret.« less