Soldier

DK Eyewitness Books

by Simon Adams

The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures.
Soldier introduces readers to soldiers throughout the ages, from medieval knights to modern troops.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

72 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Simon Adams is a writer and editor of children’s non-fiction and reference books. He specializes in history, politics and current affairs and has written extensively on exploration, music and the arts. He is also a well established jazz critic and reviewer. Simon has also contributed to family and adult reference books and has been an editorial consultant on various history and other titles.
Simon was born in Bristol and studied history and politics at the London School of Economics and Bristol University, where he gained an MSc. He entered publishing as a publicity copywriter at Routledge and subsequently joined Dorling Kindersley, eventually becoming managing editor of the children's division. He became a full-time writer 15 years ago. Since then, he has written and contributed to more than 60 books for a wide range of publishers on subjects as varied as archaeology, the sinking of the Titanic and the history of jazz. Simon lives in London and is a keen reader and cyclist.

Reviews

[Little Timmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

As always a great read and visual experience. very recommended

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this was a very informative book and didn't try to hide that bad things can happen to soldiers even though it was shelved in the young readers section of my library.

Very easy to read and interesting information.

[Yuri Muniz]

This book is a special book for those guys who enjoy watching, reading and to especially the world of the war. In this book, the reader can study and read about some Wars which happened such as World War I & II, Vietnam, etc. In this book, it shows how the troops get ready for stuff, it shows weapons, battles, how they plan, etc.
The theme is what I thought. When I saw it saying in front of the book "Soldier", I automatically thought about the world of soldiers and wars. It is important to show how the things work.
I would recommend this book for some of those guys who like war or are curious to big events around the world because it shows everything that they need.
A good quote is "A soldier is a professional fighter: A man or woman - who is paid to fight for a country or cause". It means that being a soldier it is possible for both gender. You can see this quote on page 6.

[Garrett · Rating 3 out of 5]

I finished this book on Friday and I thought it was very good. The book is about how soldiers are trained and fight in many different places around the world. My favorite part was about guerrila warfare whitch is when an army is out numbered and they use hit and run tatics. It was easy to understand and the pictures and photos helped me understand it better. I learened about soldiers traing and thare tatics.

[Lucy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The DK Eyewitness books are marketed for children, but they're good introductions for adults too. Most books for adults don't have illustrations like these. In this case the text and pictures cover both ancient and modern soldiers and their equipment and training, with examples from numerous countries.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love books published by DK -- they're very informative in an easy to understand format (and with lots of pictures)!

[Matty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Like all Eye Witness Books, this one is awesome & has great photos.

[Luca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read and loved.

[Sharie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Such tiny print.
Only one spread mentions women.
Beginning misleads that soldiers = army w/o mention of other forces