Wallenfeldt, Jeffrey H

Discusses the key military and nonmilitary figures, battles, and events of the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.

Discusses various aspects of the American Civil War, covering slavery, abolitionism, secession, politics, and details of the land and naval war, including specific battles and military and non-military leaders, and examines the Reconstruction era.

Presents primary source documents and explanatory text that covers the rise of America, as a world power, from 1920 until 1945.

Presents primary source documents and explanatory text that covers the growth and development of America from 1945 until today.

Presents primary source documents and explanatory text that covers the American Civil War in 1865 to the beginning of the twentieth century in 1900.

Describes the histories and cultural identities that contribute to the pull toward independence in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, thus providing a background for a better understanding of how the future in these countries will play out.

Traces the history of England and how it came to be what it is today; examines the geography of the island nation, the ethnic mix of its people, its agricultural tradition, place as a financial center, parliamentary system, and culture. Includes illustrations and maps.

Traces the history of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands; describes how the culture of each country developed, and includes prehistory and ancient times, the economies, government and society, cultural life, and more.

Describes the history, tradition, sophistication, culture, cows, and comedy of Ireland.

Chronicles events and issues that have impacted the lives of African-Americans from World War II to the civil rights movement and on into the early twenty-first century, including the achievements of African-Americans in literature, music, and sports.