This fourth book in the four-volume narrative history series for elementary students will transform your study of history. The Story of the World has won awards from numerous homeschooling magazines and readers' polls―over 150;000 copies of the series in print! Where was the Crystal Palace? Who was the Sick Man of Europe? And how did cow fat start a revolution? Now more than ever; other countries and customs affect our everyday lives―and our children need to learn about the people who live all around the world. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a captivating guide to the history of modern nations all around the world. Written in an engaging; straightforward manner; the final volume of the popular Story of the World series weaves world history into a storybook format; covering major historical events in the years 1850-2000. From the Middle East and China to Africa and the Americas―find out what happened all around the world in the last century and a half. Designed as a read-aloud project for parents and children to share together; The Story of the World includes the stories of each continent and people group. Each Story of the World volume provides a full year of history study when combined with the Activity Book; Audiobook; and Tests―each available separately to accompany each volume of TheStory of the World Text Book. Volume 4 Grade Recommendation: Grades 3-8. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white drawings and maps
#2184417 in Books Terrus Pr 1998-12-07Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.50 x 6.25 x 1.50l; 2.05 #File Name: 0966344405432 pages
Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Not what I hopedBy DerekI bought this book hoping to learn about my grandfathers experiences during WWII. He was in a different company; but same unit as the author. Unfortunately; the author did not join the regiment until late in the war during the fight for central Luzon. The author did a good job writing about his training; fighting experiences and tying them in with somewhat of a history lesson. I was just hoping for more information about the regiments time in New Guinea and the whole Philippine campaign. Things like the Purple Heart Valley and the Shimbu Line.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Details that might otherwise be forgottenBy Annette MackeyI was doing some research on World War II; searching for details that history might otherwise forget; when I came across this book. Although this account doesn't go into a lot of combat details; the mundane; day to day; regular soldier stuff is definitely there; and it's very interesting.COMING OF AGE DURING WORLD WAR II is well written; interesting and full of information. Carefully documented; the account goes through basic training; where being torn down and turned into a killing machine is the army's ultimate goal; and continues on into the war; the atomic bomb; the perception of the public verses the perception of the soldier; and into Korea. A number of maps and photographs are also included; adding to the comprehensive nature of the book.I highly recommend it to anyone interested in World War II.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Incredibly detailed journey but limited combat.By John E. LarsenMcLogan is very much the young; naïve man when he is drafted and sent to Texas for training. He is posted to K Co of the 63rd Infantry Regt of the 6th Division and sees combat in the Philippines in mid 1945. While this is a very big book; the combat phase is reasonably brief; with Mclogan writing extensively about his training and finally Korean occupation service into 1946.McLogan is an infantryman and he writes of being well received by the veterans when he joins his company on page 129 (he is also impressed when air force personal give up their good seats at the movies for him). Just as well too; as he finds himself under mortar fire shortly thereafter. His combat concludes with being wounded on page 213. In between; he goes on patrols and is shelled but he rarely writes of personally firing on the enemy. He does provide a clear sense of what it was like to be in the infantry in this time and place though. He is also clear on what his unit and others were doing and includes quite a few maps to further inform the reader.The thing that stands out is the incredible level of back-grounding. McLogan has put a life's worth of research into his story. He writes of the origins of Ft Hood for instance but includes the cost; the speed and the effects on the previous landowners (including suicides). While on the ocean he worries about submarines; then lists the worst sinking's. He gives detailed service summaries of his commanding officers; describes the differences between the various suburbs of Manila and even the number of patients some of his hospitals processed. Some might find this to be unnecessary padding but I found most of it informative. McLogan is extremely thorough; there was much that was informative to me but this may not sit so well with readers looking for an action story. One thing that McLogan achieves with his approach is to convey a sense of what a major undertaking the Philippines operation was and to bring to light the significant post-war involvement in Korea (and the ongoing betrayal of its people). It does remain McLogan's story as he generally integrates all this information successfully around his own experiences. It does all make for quite a long read though. (the last 40 pages are endnotes; references; indexes etc)Though a memoir of his time in the army; McLogan's story is more about the journey he undertook from youth to man; than about combat. My interest is in battle experiences and my star rating reflects the limited revelations on these lines but this is still an interesting personal story that is surprisingly informative on many levels. I recommend it generally but if you're looking for a more combat oriented memoir see my Pacific War list for something more compelling.
