western front

"In 1917, Thomas, a thirteen-year-old coal miner seeking his missing brother, James, joins the Claykickers, who tunnel beneath the battlefields of the Western Front as they learn to be men"--Provided by publisher.

"Clarence Smoyer began the war as a gentle giant, a factory worker from Pennsylvania coal country reluctant to unleash the power of the Sherman tank he crewed. But as his tank platoon fought its way from Normandy to the Rhine and beyond, and he watched his friends cut down one by one, he learned to kill with deadly accuracy and efficiency. His fight would climax in Cologne, in the shadow of the great cathedral, where he took a shot immortalized by a chance photograph--and where he would later forge a friendship with the German tanker he tragically dueled soon after"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the fabled truce that took place on the Dec. 1914 Christmas Eve along the Western Front. German and British soldiers in Ypres, Belgium, spontaneously ceased hostilities and peacefully celebrated the holiday together. Includes eyewitness accounts, the recorded recollections of those who were there, newspaper stories and military records help document this extraordinary occurrence.

"Jules and Jim are best friends. They play together. They go to school together. They grow up together. Through it all, Jim is always a little ahead of Jules--a little faster, a little stronger. So, when Canada goes to war against Germany in 1914, Jim is the first to volunteer, but Jules is right behind him. They fight together. They battle the cold and the mud of the trenches together. But in the end, only one of them will see the Armistice begin at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. A poignant tale of friendship, 'The Eleventh Hour' is also a story about life, death, and the horrors and futility of war"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the Hundred Days Campaign of World War I in the late summer of 1918 and how it led to the end of the war.

Explores the trench warfare in the western front during World War I.

Tells the story of the 303rd Heavy Bombardment Group, known as the Hell's Angels and one of the most distinguished and important air combat units in history, which destroyed Nazi Germany's ability to wage war during World War II air battles and changed the course of the war.

Sergeant Victor Dowd, a member of a top secret unit of artists and sound engineers known as the Ghost Army, uses his skills to fake out the Germans during World War Two. May include a replica decoder, plus other spycraft materials, in a sealed envelope to help the reader discover clues found in the text and illustrations and solve the mystery of what happened to Dowd's missing sketchbook.