world war, 1939-1945

Text, period photographs, and news clippings tell the stories of the female journalists who fought to cover World War II and report from the front lines.

Explores the major conflicts leading up to and during World War II including the attack on Pearl Harbor, significant sea and land battles, and the bombing of Heroshima.

The author chronicles the events associated with the June 6, 1944 Normandy invasion, including the pre-invasion planning and the personal stories of soldiers, sailors, and airmen who participated.

Discusses the dropping of the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the U.S. during World War II; examines how the bomb was developed and the reasons why the U.S. decided to use the weapon; and looks at other uses of atomic power.

Traces the rise of Japan as a military power and the emergence of the United States as a world superpower that found itself drawn into World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

A thirteen-year-old Dutch-Jewish girl records her impressions of the two years she and seven others spent hiding from the Nazis before they were discovered and taken to concentration camps.

An account of the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945, from the viewpoint of the people who lived through it.

While eleven-year-old Hugh, his family, and his cousin Tom are spending the summer of 1943 on the South Carolina shore to escape the polio epidemic, Hugh uncovers clues that point to a German plot to sabotage a nearby naval base.

Presents a collection of stories from World War II, culled from eyewitness accounts, archival images, detailed maps, and a timeline of key events that paint a vivid picture of daily life in wartime as experienced by children who lived through it.