"In The Iraq War, significant events that shaped the war are explored, including the background to war, the clashes over weapons inspections, the fall of Saddam Hussein, the worsening violence inside Iraq, the Iraqi elections, and the withdrawal of troops."--

"Continuing this propulsive middle grade nonfiction series, a young woman once persecuted by the Taliban shares her journey to becoming a community activist. As a girl and as part of an ethnic minority in Afghanistan, Freshta Tori Jan was persecuted relentlessly. Her family faced kidnappings and daily murder attempts on the bus, on the way to school, in the workplace, and beyond. Freshta's school was shut down by the Taliban, and many of her friends...

Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11.

Describes some acts of bravery and heroism performed by Air Force personnel in Afghanistan and Iraq.

U.S. Air Force Combat Controllers are tasked with providing ground-based air traffic control for aircraft landing, air-to-ground assault and combat air control. Some of the most highly trained special operations personnel in all of the U.S. military, they provide a combination of commando tactical capabilities and aircraft command and control to deliver deadly air attacks across a wide range of needs and serving as "force multipliers".