Vehicles of the Iraq War

by Rebecca Love Fishkin

Overview

Modern technology has brought great benefits to the military and the vehicles it uses in war. In the Iraq War, U.S. soldiers used some of the most advanced military machines ever built. Find out about the amazing fighter planes, bombers, tanks, and other powerful land vehicles used in the Iraq War.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781429699143
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2013
Series:	Edge Books: War Vehicles Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	NC990L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Rebecca Fishkin is a freelance writer and editor and has worked as a journalist for several newspapers and magazines. Rebecca has enjoyed working with Operation Smile, an organization that cares for children suffering from cleft lips and palates. She has also worked as a program manager with agencies that focus on school readiness in Virginia and Pennsylvania. Rebecca now lives in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Operation Iraqi Freedom 4

Chapter 2 Vehicles in the Air 8

Chapter 3 Vehicles on Land 16

Chapter 4 Vehicles at Sea 24

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2013
Gr 4–6—Small but well-chosen photos give fans of military hardware unusually diverse galleries of transportation in these surveys. Each opens with a quick summary of the featured conflict, then goes on to chapters covering vehicles on land, at sea, and in the air. Brief comments next to each picture specify purposes, speeds, special features, and, history for particular vehicles or vessels. Along with arrays of ironcl ads and various wagons in Civil War, readers get looks at both renowned and anonymous horses (the latter also put in appearances in the volumes covering both World Wars). A chapter in World War II introduces three experimental aircraft and a prototype drone tank.

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