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WORLD WAR IWORLD WAR IRELATED TITLES & PRODUCTS

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What's Inside:
  • The Path to War
  • Trench Warfare on the Western Front
  • Tanks and Other New Weapons
  • Other Fronts
  • The U.S. Enters the War
  • On the Home Front
  • A Short-Lived Peace
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  • MAPS
  • LEXILE® READING LEVEL: 930L
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"People who lived through World War I called it the Great War. But the only thing great about it was its size. In just over four years, more than eight million men died fighting on three continents. Millions more were wounded. Five million civilians also died-from bombardment, disease, and hunger. In one sense, the war started in 1914 with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the. . . "
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WORLD WAR IIWORLD WAR II
"World War II was the deadliest war in history. Fought on land, sea, and in the air, it killed more people and destroyed more property than any war before or after it. On three continents-Europe, Asia, and Africa-around seventeen million people lost their lives in bloody combat. Civilian deaths were even higher as bombing raids, disease, and hunger took their toll. Over six million European Jews. . . "
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CHILDREN'S BOOKS
  • Where Poppies Grow: A World War I Companion. By Linda Granfield, Stoddart Kids, 2002.
  • World War I (Letters from the Home Front). By Linda S. George, Benchmark Books (NY), 2001.
  • The First World War (How Did It Happen?). By R. G. Grant, Lucent Books, 2005.
  • World War I (America at War). By Peter I. Bosco, Facts on File, 2003
  • Going to War in World War I (Armies of the Past). By Adrian Gilbert and Mark Bergin, Franklin Watts, 2001.
ADULT BOOKS
  • Primary Sources: World War I (American War Library). By James D. Torr, Lucent Books, 2002.
  • The First World War. By Hew Strachan, Viking Books , 2004.
  • Eleventh Month, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour: Armistice Day, 1918, World War I and Its Violent Climax. By Joseph Persico, Random House, 2004.
WEBSITES
  • The Great War Society - WW1: www.worldwar1.com
  • A Multimedia History of WW1: www.firstworldwar.com
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
  • World War I Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery (VA):
    http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/