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Air raid! The world's great powers are at war again. This is the Second World War--but it is history's first war in which airplanes play a major role. You want to fly and you want to fight. Will you: - Fly with the Royal Air Force as a British pilot and fight in the Battle of Britain? - Dogfight as an American fighter pilot over the Pacific Ocean? - Join the Tuskegee Airmen and be one of the first African-American aviators in the U.S. military?

War is a time of secrets. Advances in technology during the height of World War II provide new methods for spies to keep secrets, steal information, and destroy enemy plans. You're about to go under cover. Will you: - Become a resistance fighter in Denmark, revealing Germany's false claims of protection? - Work as a "double cross" agent--pledging loyalty to one country but actually spying for another? - Join the U.S. Office of Strategic Servic...

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You're one of millions of immigrants leaving your home in the early 1900s to move to the United States. You're searching for a better life. Ellis Island, near New York City, is your first stop in your search for opportunity and freedom. Officials on the island have been processing immigrants there for decades, but not everyone gets through. If you pass the tests, you're on your way to a new life in the United States. If you don't, you may find...

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Tensions have been brewing in Europe for years. Finally the 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary sets off four bloody years of war that eventually involved the entire world, including the United States. It will be called the "war to end all wars. Experience it from two opposing perspectives.

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A jet plane soars through the sky. A drone hovers above an enemy target waiting to release its deadly rocket. A GPS satellite circles Earth, sending information that helps you get where you want to go. Behind all these activities are the men and women of the U.S. Air Force.

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Explores the events surrounding the rise of industry in Europe and how they've shaped our world today.

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We see her success in law and politics, first as a lawyer, then later as First Lady of the United States, and finally attaining political office on her own terms. Read about others' perspectives on her life, how her life is different to women in the past, and how she has broken boundaries as a lawyer, a First Lady, and a politician.

In 1888, London's Whitechapel district was terrorized by a mysterious man with a knife targeting women. Between the end of August and beginning of November, he committed five known murders--possibly more. Dubbed "Jack the Ripper" by the press, he continues to fascinate as his legend lives on. 5/8.

Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what it takes to be considered one of the worst figures in history, with this second book in a brand-new nonfiction series that focuses on the most nefarious historical figures.In 1888, London was terrorized by a mysterious man with a knife. Between the end of August and beginning of November, this man committed five known murders—possibly more. Then, just as suddenly as they started, the killings stopped. Du...