Conflict in the Middle East The Iraq War The Cold War World War I. World War II The War on Terror

Gr 6—8—This series offers snippets of information on long-running military and political actions. Focusing primarily on spies, coded messages, secret missions, propaganda, and other aspects of wars and conflicts that happened away from the public eye, the books are chock-full of trivia. Iraq War (which shows a slight negative bias about America's entry into the war) and War on Terror provide more general pictures of events, while the other books avoid long overviews to focus closely on the intelligence work aspects. The short biographies of spies that appear in several titles will especially pique readers' interest. Unfortunately, War on Terror already features one outdated caption, referring to Mubarak as Egypt's president. Still, this series is particularly appropriate for readers looking for a collection of quick facts rather than a narrative retelling of events.