britain, battle of, 1940

Bullied at school and by his father, thirteen-year-old Jack, a messenger boy during the London Blitz, becomes a hero after meeting a stray dog that can smell people buried beneath rubble.

"A group of brave zoo animals must survive the London Blitz during World War II"--Provided by publisher.

Twins Zak and Zoe learn about the Battle of Britain from their grandfather, who flew a Spitfire during the battle, and his WWII-era friends.

Recounts the Battle of Britain, describing how British defenses protected the country against the German invasion, stopping Hitler's troops from taking control of the country and ultimately preventing the Germans from winning the war.

Period photographs and text chronicle the efforts of British civilians, government leaders, and the Royal Air Force to prevent a German invasion of Britain.

Wayne Luthie, leader of an inexperienced British flight squadron at the beginning of World War II, must find a way to cope with the inescapable blight of the conflict before the violence of the present forever blurs his peaceful memories of the past.

This book describes the capabilities of the German Luftwaffe in 1940 at the beginning of the Battle of Britain and continues to the massive bombing raids on the British in 1941 before the German Luftwaffe pulled out of western Europe.