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world events

Books about world events for readers of all ages.

Cover of War Planes Series

War Planes Series

Ages 9–12historymilitary technology

Cover of Images of War (World History)

Images of War (World History)

Ages 12–15historymilitary conflict

Cover of Thunder from Above (World History)

Thunder from Above (World History)

Ages 12–15historymilitary strategy

Cover of History Opens Windows Set 2

History Opens Windows Set 2

Jane Shuter

Ages 12–15historycultural understanding

Cover of Germany 1918-45 (Cambridge History Programme)

Germany 1918-45 (Cambridge History Programme)

Paul Grey, Rosemarie Little

Ages 12–18historyeurope

Cover of War in Iraq

War in Iraq

John Hamilton, Christopher Schafer, Clifton, Gunderson & Co.

Ages 9–12historymilitary conflict

Cover of Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Brenda Haugen

Ages 10–15historyleadership

Cover of Assassination!

Assassination!

Brendan Powell Smith

Ages 10–16historypolitics

Cover of Dreadfully Deadly History

Dreadfully Deadly History

Clive Gifford

Ages 9–14historybiography

Cover of World Wars and the Modern Age

World Wars and the Modern Age

David C King

Ages 10–16historyworld events

Cover of Monumental Milestones (Monumental Milestones: Great Events of Modern Times)

Monumental Milestones (Monumental Milestones: Great Events of Modern Times)

Ages 9–12historyhuman achievement

Cover of The Collapse of Communism (Witness to History)

The Collapse of Communism (Witness to History)

Stewart Ross

Ages 10–15historypolitics

Cover of World History

World History

Mounir A. Farah, Andrea Berens Karls

Ages 12–18historycivilization

Cover of World History

World History

Ages 14–18civilization and cultureworld events

Cover of Veritas 1815-present Cards

Veritas 1815-present Cards

Ages 9–12historyworld events

Cover of War in the Gulf

War in the Gulf

Ages 9–14historymilitary conflict

Cover of Brief History

Brief History

Ages 14–18historyworld events

Cover of Battles That Changed the World

Battles That Changed the World

Ages 9–12historymilitary strategy

Cover of Essential Events Set 2

Essential Events Set 2

Ages 12–15historyculture

Cover of Heritage Studies 6

Heritage Studies 6

Ages 11–15historyculture

Cover of Hoodwinked

Hoodwinked

Sheryl Shapiro, Tina Forrester

Ages 9–12historymilitary strategy