Children’s / Teenage general interest: Warfare, battles, armed forces

The thrilling conclusion to Seasons of the Sword!

In a dystopian world ravaged by war and ruled by a tyrannical empire, Eliza, daughter of the feared Overlord Gabriel, finds herself torn between her loyalty to her father and a growing desire to escape from all the bloodshed that comes with her name.

In 1945, just after the end of World War II, Captain Orval Amdahl brought home a Japanese sword as a souvenir of war.

In 1945, just after the end of World War II, Captain Orval Amdahl brought home a Japanese sword as a souvenir of war.

The story of a little-known Canadian victory in the Second Boer War.

Sergeant Gander is a fascinating account of the Royal Rifles of Canadas canine mascot, and his devotion to duty demonstrated during the Battle of Hong Kong in the Second World War.

Celebrated as the saviour of Upper Canada, Major General Sir Isaac Brock was a charismatic leader who won the respect not only of his own troops, but also of the Shawnee chief Tecumseh and even men among his enemy.

In 1812, a 67-year-old black United Empire Loyalist named Richard Pierpoint helped raise "e;a corps of Coloured Men to stand and fight together"e; against the Americans who were threatening to invade the tiny British colony of Upper Canada.

Commended for the 2009 Best Books for Kids & Teens Canadian World War II pilot Charley Fox, now in his late eighties, has had a thrilling life, especially on the day in July 1944 in France when he spotted a black staff car, the kind usually employed to drive high-ranking Third Reich dignitaries.

In the spring of 1940, Nazi Germany launched a massive attack into Western Europe.

It's 1942.

In the 1940s, Adolf Hitler and his Nazi German forces were taking control of European countries.

The earliest tank was designed in the fifteenth century.

In wartime, unbreakable codes help armies win battles.

Who protects us by sea?

Many daring escapes and rescues took place during World War II.

When danger strikes, who comes to the rescue?

Follow the powerful story of fighter aircraft-from the earliest six-winged inventions used during World War I right up to modern supersonic stealth fighters.

It's 1942.

In the spring of 1940, Nazi Germany launched a massive attack into Western Europe.

In July of 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg raged for three days.

Gunfire rang out across the countryside as fifteen-year-old John Cook watched his unit struggle during the Battle of Antietam.

Did ninja really use shuriken, or throwing stars?

Believe it or not, submarines date back to the seventeenth century!

The Manhattan Project produced the world's first nuclear weapons.

Dive into the secret history of .

Early on the morning of December 7, 1941, Japanese aircraft and ships attacked the US military base at Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii.

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During World War II, the United States was battling Japan.

On June 6, 1944, Allied bombers flew overhead as a huge naval fleet landed on the beaches of Normandy, France.

At ninja competitions, athletes jump, climb, and flip their way through a twisted obstacle course.

Bullets whizzed overhead, narrowly missing twelve-year-old Johnny Clem.

A heartbreaking but essential perspective on war and survival.

When World War II began, many countries did not allow women pilots to be in the military.

The Manhattan Project produced the world's first nuclear weapons.

During World War II, Louis Zamperini survived a plane crash, 46 days stranded on a life raft at sea, and two years in a prisoner-of-war camp.

In August 1914, Austro-Hungarian troops attacked eight-year-old Momcilo Gavric's village in Serbia.

Most people imagine ninja as figures clothed in black, scaling a castle wall for a covert mission.

Discover the true stories of code breakers who worked behind the scenes during World War II.

In the South Pacific in 1944 and 1945, military battles raged between the United States and Japan.

Many daring escapes and rescues took place during World War II.

In November 1942, twelve-year-old Calvin Graham found himself in the midst of an intense battle on a ship in the Pacific Ocean.

Who are the soldiers that protect us from above?

Under cover and in secret during World War II, Allied spies and secret agents worked behind the scenes to send messages, take pictures, and find out about the enemy's plans.

Moe Berg is not a typical baseball player.

Moe Berg is not a typical baseball player.