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In the bitter winter of 1775-76, Colonel Henry Knox and his younger brother Will, both of the Continental Army, become frustrated with the British blockade of Boston and decide to attempt to move 183 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga, over 300 miles of mountainous wilderness, to defend the besieged city.

Presents an introduction to the American Revolutionary war, in simple text with illustrations, describing what it would be like to be a soldier in the Continental Army, including information on marching and drilling, setting up camp, digging trenches, standing guard, and more.

This book presents true, first-hand accounts of war from a captured British pilot, an American army nurse, a Japanese kamikaze pilot, and others in World War II.

In the Middle East, Noor and Farah discover a library in a crumbling building; when soldiers approach and aim their weapons at the girls, Noor's mouth spurts flames turning the soldiers into melted metal.

Text, photographs, maps, and illustrations answer questions about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and describe the work and lives of soldiers.

Provides historical background and detailed information on the Roman soldier's training, duties, weapons, armor, equipment, rations, daily life, battle tactics, and military discipline.

Presents the memoirs of Joseph Plumb Martin, a fifteen-year-old boy who enlisted in the revolutionary army in 1776, fighting under Washington, wintering at Valley Forge, and staying in the fight until the end of the war in 1783.

Contains an introduction to what it was like to be Roman soldier, in simple text with illustrations, including information on armor, weapons, skills, and duties.

Based on first-person accounts and illustrated with vintage photographs and drawings, this book reveals how black soldiers influenced the outcome of the Civil War and the decades that followed.

Two boys, one German and one American, are eager to join their respective armies during World War II, and their paths cross at the Battle of the Bulge.

Describes the second World War through the letters of the people who fought it, serving in all branches of the military, throughout the Pacific, northern Africa, and Europe.

When Thomas Peaceful's older brother is forced to join the British Army, Thomas decides to sign up as well, although he is only fourteen years old, to prove himself to his country, his family, his childhood love, Molly, and and himself.

Eugenides, still known as a Thief of Eddis, faces palace intrigue and assassins as he strives to prove himself both to the people of Attolia and to his new bride, their queen.

Fifteen original short stories by various authors relate the exploits of teenage warriors who defeat their enemies with cunning and skill as they strive to fulfill their destinies.

"Robin 'Birdy' Perry, a new army recruit from Harlem, isn't quite sure why he joined the army, but he's sure where he's headed: Iraq.