Weapons and Vehicles of the Iraq War

by Elizabeth Summers

Overview

New technology has brought many changes to the weapons and vehicles used in modern warfare. The U.S. had advanced tanks and armored vehicles, but the Iraqi forces used older tanks and buses as combat vehicles. Young readers will discover the differnet tools used by both the United States and Iraqi forces in the Iraq War.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491440810
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Series:	Tools of War
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

After seven years of teaching high school English and seven years of editing for two major educational publishing companies, Elizabeth loves uniting the two sides of her professional life—educator and editor—in her present work as a freelance writer and editor of innovative educational materials for children of all ages and their teachers. She lives in Naperville, Illinois, with her husband, daughter, and dog—all of whom serve as inspiration for characters in her stories.

Table of Contents

Bombing of Baghdad — Weapons — Vehicles — New Technologies.

Interviews

Engaging, low-level text; Historically accurate photographs; Fact Boxes; On-Page Definitions of Glossary Terms; Maps; Specification Charts