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In this title, readers will examine the technology used by military forces during Revolutionary War. Engaging text introduces readers to flintlock and smoothbore muskets, rifles, cannons, mortars, howitzers, frigates, brigs, sloops, schooners, invisible ink, and the roles they played in military campaigns. A short history of the war is also included. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint...

Provides resources and guidance to help military veterans recovering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and combat-related traumatic brain injuries (TBI), discussing treatment options, diagnostic criteria and techniques, prevention techniques, barriers to receiving proper care, and related topics.

Discover the history and science behind the tools and technologies that aided US troops on land, at sea, and in the air.

"Describes how jet planes such as fighters and bombers are used in military combat, and how these planes work. Includes facts and figures about specific military planes"--Provided by publisher.

A military investigator is targeted by the killer who murdered her Amish family in this romantic suspense novel of faith in the face of danger. Eight years ago, a drifter destroyed Becca Miller's ties to her Amish community-and murdered her family. Now she's a special agent with Fort Rickman's criminal investigation department, helping other victims seek justice. Becca thought for a time that she had left her traumatic past behind her. But now...

"Explains how main battle tanks and infantry vehicles are used in the military, including the parts and functions of tanks. Includes facts about current and historical tank models"--Provided by publisher.

"Engage young readers with information about the U.S. Air Force. From the group's fleet of aircraft to the people who fly and care for it, readers will learn all about how the U.S. Air Force protects the United States." --

Over 500,000 Massachusetts residents answered the call to military duty in the Second World War, while the rest of the state's citizens fought the war on the home front. Everyone in the family, including pets, found creative and essential ways to contribute. Thousands worked in factories, volunteered for Civil Defense, watched for enemy aircraft, and took part in salvage collections and bond drives, all while dealing with rationing, blackouts,...

Rhode Island's contribution to World War II vastly exceeded its small size. Narragansett Bay was an armed camp dotted by army forts and navy facilities. They included the country's most important torpedo production and testing facilities at Newport and the Northeast's largest naval air station at Quonset Point. Three special, top-secret German POW camps were based in Narragansett and Jamestown. Meanwhile, Rhode Island workers from all over the state-including,...

A history of the Revolutionary War and British occupation in this part of New York, from the Culper spy ring to the prison ships where thousands died. The American Revolution sharply divided families and towns on New York's Long Island. Washington's defeat at the Battle of Long Island in August 1776 started seven years of British occupation-and Patriot sympathizers were subject to loyalty oaths, theft of property, and the quartering of soldiers in...