Product Description: What happened when millions of British servicemen were “demobbed”—demobilized—after World War II? Most had been absent for years, and the joy of arrival was often clouded with ambivalence, regrets, and fears. Returning soldiers faced both practical and psychological problems, from reasserting their place in the family home to rejoining a much-altered labor force...read more

Distilling personal background, personality, and historical perspective, each title in this series about leaders making headlines today includes full-color photographs, a chronology, a bibliography, suggestions for further reading, and an index.

Presents diverse viewpoints on immigration and on making English the official language of the United States.

Presents arguments for and against the United States' role as global policeman, the reduction of our nuclear arsenal, and the need for a ballistic missile defense shield.

A biography of the thirty-second president whose three terms in office spanned the years of the Depression and the Second World War.

Looks at freedom of speech in the United States from different perspectives, offering statistics, statutes, legal opinions, and studies to help form an educated opinion.

Looks at the geography, history, people, culture, economy, and future of Austria. (view table of contents)