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|  | The Boston Tea Party by R. Conrad Stein
The Cornerstones of Freedom detail important events in United States history. Children are given the sense of being witnesses to history-in-the-making and contemporaries of famous people who helped shape the United States into the world power it is today. Starting with the Spring 1992 titles, a brand-new format has been introduced using more photographs (many in full-color), historical engravings, and an easy-to-read typeface. Many popular previously published titles will be updated in this new format. Each book includes an index. AUTHOR: R. Conrad Stein
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History 
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 | Who Runs What in the Global Information Grid by Martin Libicki
Traditionally, information provided to warfighters only gave them broad situational awareness. Today, information from sensors and databases can help warfighters target past what they can see. This has prompted the Department of Defense (DoD) to build a military analog to the Internet, to be a font of warfighting information (and system services). But how should responsibility for providing information and services be shared between global external sources and organic local sources? Both will be necessary, and sensor characteristics matter. But sometimes the need for integrated battlespace pictures (e.g., the Recognized Air Picture) pushes responsibility higher. Thus, tools are needed to let commanders use whatever information from whatever sources fits their needs at a given time. A strong bias toward interoperability would foster universal access to information. Liberal distribution of unit-level sensors and connectivity should help warfighters develop and share operational information. And better technology is needed to marry local and global information sources more easily. Finally, some entity within DoD should review current information services and lay out a road map for filling in the blanks. AUTHOR: Martin Libicki
PUBLISHER: Rand Corporation, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Whistling Dixie by John S. Reed
A witty and sometimes outrageous collection of essays presenting one Southerner's viewpoint about what makes the South the South. As the Washington Post said, Reed knows his region intimately, probably as well as anyone around, and manages the impressive feat of regarding it both seriously and lightly . AUTHOR: John S. Reed
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Trade Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | What's Your Jewish I.Q.? by Alex J. Goldman
Questions and answers--taken from such varied sources as the Bible, literature, and show business--explore everything imaginable about being Jewish . AUTHOR: Alex J. Goldman
PUBLISHER: Kensington Publishing Corporation
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Iberia by James A. Michener, Larry McKeever
James Michener, dedicated traveler as well as best-selling novelist, gives his impression of Spain based on his experiences there. AUTHOR: James A. Michener, Larry McKeever
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Tailor King by Anthony Arthur
Jan van Leyden, a tailor's assistant, became the leader of the persecuted Anabaptists in the German town of Muenster in the 1530s. This book concerns itself with the tailor king's death and his army's subsequent uprising against the local leadershi... AUTHOR: Anthony Arthur
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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