Learning War

A two-time Newbery Honor Book author, Jim Murphy is among the world’s finest writers of nonfiction for children. In A Savage Thunder he takes listeners back to the American Civil War to tell the terrible yet extraordinary story of the Battle of Antietam. With the entire world watching, two armies met in Maryland in 1862. The Union needed a victory. The Confederacy hoped to continue its success. When the smoke cleared, 23,000 men were dead or wounded—and the momentum had shifted to the Union.

Set during and after the First World War, A Very Long Engagement is the tale of a young woman's search for her fiancé who she believes might still be alive despite having officially been reported as "killed in the line of duty." Unable to walk since childhood, fearless Mathilde Donnay is undeterred in her quest as she scours the country for information about five wounded French soldiers who were brutally abandoned by their own troops. A Very Long Engagement is a mystery, a love story, and an extraordinary portrait of life in France before and after the War.

With a foreword by Dred Scott's great-grandson, Shelia P. Moses' stunning story chronicles Dred Scott's experiences as a slave, as a plaintiff in one of the most important legal cases in American history, and, at last, as a free man. Dred Scott's story is one of tremendous courage and fierce determination. His is a life that should be known by, and should inspire, all Americans.

Our DANTES study guides are different! The Civil War and Reconstruction DANTES/DSST Study Guide teaches you everything that you need to know to pass the DSST test. This study guide has more than sample test questions. Our easy-to-understand study guide will teach you the information. We’ve condensed what you need to know into a manageable book—one that will leave you completely prepared to tackle the test. This study guide includes sample test questions that will test your knowledge and teach you new material.

A few weeks after the planes crashed into the World Trade Center on 9/11, journalist Megan K. Stack, a 25-year-old national correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, was thrust into Afghanistan and Pakistan, dodging gunmen and prodding warlords for information. From there, she traveled to war-ravaged Iraq and Lebanon and other countries scarred by violence, witnessing the changes that swept the Muslim world and laboring to tell its stories.

Get the main key insights from this summary of Craig Groeschel’s Winning the War in Your Mind in just a short listen.

During wars, a lot of people cry of pain. They lose their loved ones, and they even become victims of violence themselves. But what happens to crimes committed during the war? Who tries these criminals? If you are curious to know the answers to these questions, then here’s the book for you to learn from.

Please allow me to introduce you to, For Generations to Come, an epic historical novel of the 500-year saga that took the Knauss family from 1546 Hessian Germany to America, and the generations that followed them in the United States to the present day. For Generations to Come covers 10 generations of the Knauss family, trusting the Lord to direct their path and keep them and their family safe. Fleeing from religious persecution and warring enemies, they left Germania and sailed to the New World.

Der Hintern als Symbol dafür, was das Leben vermiesen kann: mangelnde Selbstliebe, zu hohe Erwartungen, Krankheiten, Unglück, Stress und Sorgen. Oder simple Frustration, weil der Hintern zu groß ist? Oder zu klein ...? Wo bleibt denn da die Lebensfreude? Nach schwerer Krankheit und 600 Tagen Dauerschmerz beschloss die Autorin, mit dem Jammern aufzuhören und ihr Glück und ihre Träume zurückzuerobern. Mit einfachen Werkzeugen entfachte sie ein Feuerwerk der Lebensfreude.

Cuba has fought three wars for independence, and still she is not free. Her people have been rounded up in reconcentration camps, where there is always too little food and too much illness. Rosa knows how to heal sickness with medicines made from wild plants. But with a price on her head for helping the rebels, Rosa dares not go out in the open. Instead, she turns hidden caves into hospitals for those who know how to find her.

In a career spanning more than 35 years, John Simpson, the BBC's World Affairs Editor, has reported from more than 100 different countries and 30 war zones. He has twice been the Royal Television Society's Journalist of the Year. In this live theatre recording, he describes some of the difficult and often dangerous situations he has faced as a reporter.

Lernen lernen war noch nie so einfach: "IQ - The Brainstorm" ist ein Lern-Hörbuch, das zur Förderung von sprachlichen und mathematisch/naturwissenschaftlichen Fähigkeiten entwickelt wurde. Diese Art der Lernhilfe ist auf dem deutschsprachigen Markt einzigartig. Sie beschränkt sich im Gegensatz zu allen anderen verfügbaren Lernhilfen nicht auf bestimmte Wissensbereiche. "IQ-The Brainstorm" erfordert keine zusätzliche Zeit und Konzentration, da es schlicht zum Einschlafen oder zum Entspannen gehört wird.

Bobby Burns knows he's a lucky lad. Growing up in sleepy Keely Bay, Bobby is exposed to all manner of wondrous things: stars reflecting off the icy sea, a friend that can heal injured fawns with her dreams, a man who can eat fire. But darkness seems to be approaching Bobby's life from all sides.

During his years of reporting from the world's most savage and turbulent regions, Fergal Keane has witnessed the violence of the South African townships and the terror in Rwanda, the most extreme kinds of human behaviour, the horror of genocide, and the bravery of peacekeepers faced with overwhelming odds. As one of the BBC's leading correspondents, he recounts extraordinary encounters on the front lines.

1776. The early days of the Revolutionary War. It supposedly began with Thomas Hickey, a private in the Continental Army, and New York governor William Tryon. In an astonishing power grab, they plotted to kill Hickey's boss: a man by the name of George Washington. In the end, Hickey was caught, brought to trial, and found guilty. It would seem he became the first person in the new nation to be executed for treason.

Der Vertrag zur Beendigung des Ersten Weltkriegs, auch bekannt als der „Krieg, der alle Kriege beendete“, wurde im Schloss von Versailles unterzeichnet, das bis 1789 Sitz der französischen Könige war und bis heute eines der schönsten Bauwerke der Welt ist.

Dos manuscritos completos en un audiolibro: Las Guerras Púnicas: Una Guía Fascinante Sobre la Primera, Segunda y Tercera Guerras Púnicas Entre Roma y Cartago, Incluyendo el Ascenso y la Caída de Aníbal Barca y Aníbal Barca: Una Fascinante Guía del General Cartaginés que Luchó en la Segunda Guerra Púnica Entre Cartago y la Antigua Roma. ¡Obtén este audiolibro ahora para conocer más sobre Las Guerras Púnicas y Aníbal Barca!

El 17 de septiembre de 1862, el presidente de los Estados Unidos, Abraham Lincoln, obtuvo la gran victoria que deseaba desde el estallido de la guerra civil estadounidense, un año antes. Declarar la victoria le daría el respiro político que necesitaba para hacer algo que había estado reflexionando durante algún tiempo: liberar a los esclavos. La gran victoria que Lincoln quería tuvo lugar cerca del riachuelo Antietam en Maryland, cerca de la ciudad de Sharpsburg.

Una guía fascinante de los conflictos que ocurrieron en América del Norte y su impacto en las tribus nativas americanas.

Aprender más sobre Las Guerras Napoleónicas y la guerra de 1812.