"Describes the sinking of the Lusitania. Readers' choices reveal various historical details"--

The Battles contains three stories focusing on key American battles: the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Civil War. The Scarlet Stockings Spy is set during the Revolutionary War. In Philadelphia 1777, childhood games now become life-and-death actions for Maddy Rose and her Patriot soldier brother, as British spies are everywhere. In The Town that Fooled the British, the War of 1812 comes to life when the British target St. Michaels, Maryland,...

"A true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of Benares, which was evacuating children from England during WWII."--Provided by publisher.

Describes some of the ships used by the German, Japanese, American, and British navies in World War II and the military strategies that led to the defeat of the Axis powers.

An account of the World War I German torpedo attack on and sinking of the passenger liner, the Lusitania, describing the experiences of some of those involved.

A biography of the well-known naval leader, John Paul Jones, from his birth in Scotland through his participation in the American Revolution to his death in Paris at the age of forty-five.

"The story of America's little known war-within-a war -- that of the "silent service" -- U.S. submarine warfare during World War II"--Provided by publisher. Commemorates the heroism of the U.S. sailors who fought in the Pacific battles of World War II, relating how their outmanned and outdated fleets of submarines helped stop the Japanese invasion across the Pacific.

Profiles John Paul Jones, who served during the Revolutionary War and is credited with founding the United States Navy.

Recalls the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis at the end of World War II, the navy cover-up and unfair court martial of the ship's captain, and how a young boy helped the survivors set the record straight fifty-five years later.