Examines the October 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, the Cold War standoff in which the United States and the Soviet Union--and the world--narrowly escaped nuclear war.
Examines the Tet Offensive, a major assault by the North Vietnamese Army and Vietcong against United States and South Vietnamese positions in cities throughout South Vietnam.
Describes the technology of the ancient Americans, covering their advances in such areas as building, agriculture, irrigation, writing, medicine, astronomy, metals, pottery, and weaponry.
Describes the technology of ancient China, covering their advances in such areas as building, agriculture, irrigation, writing, medicine, astronomy, metals, pottery, and weaponry.
Describes the technology of ancient Rome, covering their advances in such areas as building, agriculture, aqueducts, glassmaking, textiles, astronomy, metals, pottery, and weaponry.
Describes the technology of ancient Mesopotamia, covering their advances in such areas as building, agriculture, irrigation, writing, medicine, astronomy, metals, weaving, and weaponry.
Describes the technology of ancient Greece, covering their advances in such areas as building, agriculture, theater, science, medicine, astronomy, metals, pottery, and weaponry.
Describes the different machines and weapons that were used during World War II, discussing each item's history and capabilities and identifying by which nation it was employed.
Describes the different machines and weapons that were used in World War I, discussing each item's history and capabilities and identifying by which nation it was used.
Examines the military campaigns of World War II in the Pacific, from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the fall of the Philippines to the United States attacks on Iwo Jima and Okinawa and the Ja
Chronicles the major events, people, and locations in Europe during the Middle Ages, including the Byzantine Empire, the reign of Charlemagne, the Norman conquest of Britain, and the Black Death.
Presents the timeline of the Vietnam War, including the causes of the conflict, the United States' entry into the war, the life of soldiers on both sides, the home front, and the end of the long war.
