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Author
Publisher
Edge Books/Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Warplanes have only been around for about 100 years. How have they changed from biplanes and triplanes to jets that fly faster than the speed of sound? Learn about fighter planes that are invisible to radar and bombers that can destroy whole cities.
Author
Publisher
Edge Books/Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In ancient times, warriors threw spears or fired arrows from bows. Today soldiers shoot bullets from machine guns that fire up to 3,000 times a minute. Follow the steps in the process that led from spears and cannonballs to armor-piercing rockets and missiles that can strike targets on the other side of the world.
Author
Publisher
Edge Books/Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Leonardo da Vinci had an idea for an aircraft with a spinning blade, but the first helicopter only appeared in the 1930s. Carrying supplies, rescuing casualties, transporting soldiers, bombing targets: read about the many tasks of the modern helicopter in conflict.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, a capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The first drones only appeared in the 1960s, but now they are flown by every branch of the military. Learn how drone pilots can locate and destroy targets on the other side of the world, and discover how the remarkable rise of military robots will change warfare for ever.
Author
Publisher
Edge Books/Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
How have tanks developed since they first appeared in World War I? Learn about the huge tank battles in World War II, and discover how improved armor and more powerful guns have turned tanks into the deadliest weapons on the modern battlefield.
Author
Publisher
Edge Books/Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
For many centuries, warships were key to a nation's power. Read about how sailing ships fought for control of the oceans and about the coming of iron and steel warships, and find out what life is like in a nuclear submarine.
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