Copyright Date:
2014
Edition Date:
2014
Release Date:
07/01/13
Pages:
32 pages
ISBN:
1-429-69911-6
ISBN 13:
978-1-429-69911-2
Dewey:
940.4
LCCN:
2013005619
Dimensions:
24 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
School Library Journal
(Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 CDT 2022)
FEIN, Eric . Vehicles of World War II . ISBN 978-1-4296-9915-0 . LC 2013005608. FISHKIN, Rebecca Love . Vehicles of the Iraq War . ISBN 978-1-4296-9914-3 . LC 2013005531. LEVINE, Michelle . Vehicles of the Vietnam War . ISBN 978-1-4296-9913-6 . LC 2013004802. SCHAUB, Michelle . Vehicles of World War I. ISBN 978-1-4296-9911-2 . LC 2013005619. ea vol: 32p. (Edge Books: War Vehicles Series). chart. further reading. glossary. illus. index. photos. reprods. websites. Capstone . 2013. lib. ed. $27.32. Gr 4-6 Small but well-chosen photos give fans of military hardware unusually diverse galleries of transportation in these surveys. Each opens with a quick summary of the featured conflict, then goes on to chapters covering vehicles on land, at sea, and in the air. Brief comments next to each picture specify purposes, speeds, special features, and, history for particular vehicles or vessels. Along with arrays of ironcl ads and various wagons in Civil War , readers get looks at both renowned and anonymous horses (the latter also put in appearances in the volumes covering both World Wars). A chapter in World War II introduces three experimental aircraft and a prototype drone tank.
Bibliography Index/Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Vehicles of war went through amazing advancements during World War I. Tanks and aircraft were used in battle for the first time. Navies used submarines to launch surprise attacks against enemy ships. Learn about the airplanes, ships, tanks, and other military vehicles used in World War I.