The battle for Iwo Jima

By Tom McGowen

Relates the events preceding, during, and after the battle for the tiny Japanese island of Iwo Jima, where American victory hastened the end of World War II.

The Battle of Midway

By Tom McGowen

The Battle of Cantigny

By Tom McGowen

The attack on Pearl Harbor

By Tom McGowen

Explores the relationship between the United States and Japan that led to the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941, and to the United States' entry into World War II.

The Alamo

By Tom McGowen

Discusses historical events surrounding the Battle of the Alamo, including the roles played by Mexican General Santa Anna and Americans Stephen Austin, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, Sam Houston, and ot...

The 1968 Democratic Convention

By Tom McGowen

Presents background information on the Cold War and the Vietnam war as context for events surrounding the Democratic Party Convention of 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, focusing on the street confrontat...

D-Day

By Tom McGowen

Discusses the events leading up to the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944.

The Battle of Midway Cornerstones of Freedom

By Tom McGowen

The battle for Iwo Jima

By Tom McGowen

Relates the events preceding, during, and after the battle for the tiny Japanese island of Iwo Jima, where American victory hastened the end of World War II.

The Magician's Company

By Tom McGowen

The magician Armindor and his young apprentice Tigg return from the Wild Lands to warn the rest of the world that intelligent ratlike creatures known as reen lurk in hiding in their cities, ready t...