Parrish, Thomas

Presents 700 alphabetical entries about the people, places, terms, weapons, and conflicts of the ideological battle waged between the United States and the Soviet Union from the end of World War II until the collapse of communism in 1991, with an annual chronology of relevant events from 1917 to 1991.

Traces the history of the American flag from the arrival of the first explorers to the present day. Includes the official Flag Code and a glossary of terms.

Profiles forty-seven common grammar mistakes and explains how to avoid them, covering such topics as subject-verb agreement, "may"/"might, " the misuse of old sayings and foreign phrases, and "fuzzy" speech.

More than 4,000 alphabeticallyarranged entries and 200 maps and photographs provide information on all aspects of World War II.