Geoff Dann
1) Castle
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Looks behind fortress walls to explore how they were built to house hundreds of people and animals, the important rooms, the people who lived in them, and what castle life was like.
2) Knight
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Be an eyewitness to what life was really like for a knight in medieval times--from battles to banquets and from jousting to hunting. See how a knight put on his armor. Find out why knights decorated their shields. Discover deadly weapons known as caltrops.
4) Battle
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From the hand-to-hand combat of the ancient Assyrians to the fixed artillery battles of World War I, a chronicle of the development of warfare highlights changes in equipment and weaponry.
5) Jungle
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DK Pub
Pub. Date
2009
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72 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
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Pop-up pages and pull-out sheets present an illustrated guide to the plants, animals, and insects found in the world's tropical rain forests.
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
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72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm.
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Here is an inside look at the history of medieval knights and their armor, jousting, heraldry, and crusades. The life of the knight is considered from battles and banquets to sieges and chivalry.
7) Spy
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"This book presents information about men and women spies throughout history as well as about the tools and equipment they used in espionage and intelligence service. You can also be an eyewitness to some of the world's most shadowy characters, and get the inside scoop on the ingenious gadgets that real-life spies have used to gather and send information without getting caught."--Publisher's description.
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