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Don Lawson graduated in Aeronautical Engineering from Bristol. He joined the UK nuclear industry with English Electric, later to become GEC (UK), and worked in design, test, commissioning, and engineering management

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The Picture Life of Ronald Reagan (1981) 17 exemplaren
The War in Vietnam: A First Book (1981) 16 exemplaren
Libya and Qaddafi (1982) 10 exemplaren
An album of the Vietnam War (1986) 9 exemplaren
Pacific States (First Book) (1984) 8 exemplaren
Ten Fighters For Peace (1971) 8 exemplaren
South Africa (First Books) (1986) 8 exemplaren
The Eagle and the Dragon (1985) 8 exemplaren
Fdr's New Deal (1979) 6 exemplaren
Kgb (1984) 4 exemplaren
The Secret World War II (1978) 3 exemplaren
Young people in the White House (1970) 3 exemplaren
Democracy (1978) 3 exemplaren

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Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
Lawson, Donald Elmer (birth name)
Geboortedatum
1917-05-20
Overlijdensdatum
1990-01-27
Graflocatie
Mount Vernon Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Iowa, USA
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
USA
Geboorteplaats
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Plaats van overlijden
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Opleiding
Cornell College (BA|1939|Mount Vernon, Iowa, USA)
University of Iowa Writers' Workshop
Beroepen
writer
editor
Organisaties
Compton's Encyclopedia
United Educators, Inc.
Korte biografie
Donald Elmer Lawson was born on May 20, 1917, in Chicago, Illinois, to Elmer and Christina (Grass) Lawson. He displayed an interest in writing early in life and published stories in his high school and college magazines. Lawson received a B.A. degree from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, in 1939 and attended the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1939-1940. He served in a counterintelligence unit of the U.S. Army Air Corps in Europe during World War II. Lawson married Beatrice Yates in 1945 and went to work for Compton's Encyclopedia the following year. He stayed with the company for the next twenty-seven years, eventually rising to a vice presidential position.

The challenge of writing clear and dramatic encyclopedia articles drew Lawson toward writing non-fiction books for children. He published his first children's book, Young People in the White House, in 1961, the same year that he sold his first and only adult novel. A natural interest in history, his wartime experiences, and his "personal belief that to achieve peace we must first understand war," all motivated Lawson to write mainly on subjects from American military history. Consequently, he produced The Young People's History of America's Wars, an eleven-volume series covering American military history from colonial wars to Vietnam; two anthologies of pacifist writings; and several other books on military themes. Lawson also wrote and edited works on European and Asian history, modern North Africa, current events, and civics. He produced over forty non-fiction books during his career.

In 1970, Lawson received an honorary Litt.D. from Cornell College in recognition of his accomplishments as a writer and editor. He left Compton's in 1973 to become executive editor for United Educators, Inc. He remained with that organization until his death in 1990.

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This author provides the reader with an overview of events that led to and included the first world war. He starts the narrative with what happened prior to the United States getting involved, then a slightly more detailed account of the battles that followed in 1918, and the Americans change in fighting methods and strategies. Throughout this book were short but interesting biographies of major and noted people involved and descriptions of the final few campaigns. It was never boring, with enough details to let us know what happened without being graphic.… (meer)
 
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fuzzi | 1 andere bespreking | Aug 22, 2020 |
 
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OakGrove-KFA | Mar 28, 2020 |
Tato kniha vypráví o Amerických expedičních silách v první světové válce. Je nutné připomenout, že ostatní Spojenecké síly byly účastny v tomto konfliktu již více než půltřetího roku před vstupem Ameriky. Většina historiků se však shoduje na tom, že Americké expediční síly zvrátily průběh bojů na západní frontě a dovedly boj z mrtvého bodu a možné porážky až k vítězství Spojenců.
 
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guano | 1 andere bespreking | Aug 20, 2014 |
Lawson's book is intended for juvenile readers. Unfortunately, Lawson creates a volunteer to help make his point. This is not a book that I would suggest.
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CTBrooks | Aug 10, 2009 |

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