A brief look at the battle of the Alamo, an event which was instrumental in procuring Texas's independence from Mexico.

Chronicles the ten-week war in 1898 between the United States and Spain over the liberation of Cuba, the outcome of which ended the Spanish colonial empire and elevated the United States to a world power.

Discusses the causes, events, campaigns, personalities, and aftermath of the American revolutionary war.

This monumentally ambitious novel covers in exquisite and graphic detail one of the bloodiest two-day engagements of the Civil War.

A collection of stories about high school students from one end of the social spectrum to the other.

Pete and Jeff continue their friendship and love of baseball as they progress from ninth grade through high school in their small Wisconsin town.

When his mother's drinking problem causes him to spend several months with country relatives in upstate Wisconsin, sixteen-year-old Carl begins to build a new life for himslef, only to see it threatened by a serious mistake from his painful past.

Sixteen-year-old Steve's adjustment to high school is made more difficult by the unpopularity of his strict father, a biology teacher known as Toad.

Describes the Confederate Army's northern campaign, its defeat at the Battle of Gettysburg, and the subsequent effect on the course of the Civil War.

Presents an overview of the Revolutionary War, discussing causes, campaigns, and leaders.