An illustrated, historical overview of World War II, focusing on the European and African campaigns, and featuring time lines, photographs, and text describing the Munich Conference, Blitzkrieg, Operation Barbarossa, D-Day, and related topics.
A grandmother tells her granddaughter the story of the charm bracelet that represent her own childhood experiences while she and her family tried to evade the Nazis in Italy during World War II.
Looks at some of the headline reports that came from the front during World War II, from the invasion of Poland by the Germans in 1939 to the surrender of Japan in 1945, and provides background information on each event, as well as photographs and comments.
Danny, 11, is alone on his favorite beach in Hawaii when World War II officially hits the United States. Can he find his way home in the midst of the destruction?.
Explains what it was like to be a British secret agent working behind enemy lines in France during World War II, describing the training, equipment, and techniques used by spies and the danger they faced during their missions.
This book presents true, first-hand accounts of war from a captured British pilot, an American army nurse, a Japanese kamikaze pilot, and others in World War II.
fighting for freedom : the story of the conflict that changed the world, 1939-1945
Chrisp, Peter
2010
Examines the impact World War II had on people around the world, highlighting the technological, medical, and military changes that resulted from the war and describing various aspects of life during the conflict.
