This episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series focuses on the members of the Army National Guard who are civilians in peace and soldiers in war. This video from the National Archives and Records Administration shows the dedicated efforts of citizen soldiers as they maintain strength, fitness, and combat readiness as a full-fledged member of the Army team. Guardsmen assigned to the Nike-Ajax site in Concord, Massachusetts, are shown...

Most prison documentaries focus on the inmates. This sobering program features guards and prisoners alike, giving the viewer two interpretations of life at Ohio's Warren Correctional Institution. From the smallest detail-how cellmates rig a shabby partition around their toilet-to the cynicism and frontline sociology with which the corrections officers analyze their surroundings, the video clearly elucidates the effects of prolonged monotony and confinement...

This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. Cutters and seaplanes plot courses of icebergs in the Atlantic. 2. Hoover returns from a survey of Europe's food problems and is greeted by President Truman. 3. A plane crashes into the Bank of Manhattan Building. 4. Secretary Byrnes reports on the Council of Foreign Ministers. 5. Chinese sailors man ships at San Diego. 6. Great Britain's activities in reducing her empire.

"It's basketball season for the home team but Gus must wrestle with prejudice when he's the only one bothered by Cassie joining the boys' team and his teammate Steve makes fun of Gus's Dominican heritage"--

Lady Annys MacQueen has no other choice. The deception that enabled her to keep her lands safe is on the verge of being revealed by a cruel kinsman. To shield her young son from the sword and her people from devastation, she must turn to the one man she could never forget...

"Engaging images accompany information about the U.S. Coast Guard. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--Provided by publisher.

In "The Prince," Maxon reveals there was another girl in his life before America; and in "The Guard," America falls for Aspen Leger, a Six who has risen in the ranks to become a member of the royal guard.

A collection of stories about the brave, fabled Mouse Guard are told by the patrons in the June Alley Inn, whose proprietor has offered a prize to whoever can tell the greatest tale.

Learn about what the National Guard does and how you can join.

When her older brother is arrested on her eleventh birthday, Bean Wright is devastated, and determined to raise the bail money that their mother does not have; the most promising scheme she comes up with is getting a young girl named Phoebe, one of the summer residents, to sell her valuable Mastiff guard dog, Honey--but the scheme takes a dark turn when the buyer turns out to want Honey for dog fighting.