Land Warfare

Firing mortars and howitzers. Scouting enemy territory. Using night-vision goggles. Training to fight with Special Forces. Students get to view the challenging--and rewarding--life of an infantry soldier. They'll discover how spotters find targets for artillery and locate air strikes using lasers. Readers will learn how a large army sends supplies over long distances and learn how soldiers protect their tanks, and use armored carriers to navigate dangerous excursions and battlefields.