World War II : step into the action and behind enemy lines from Hitler's rise to Japan's surrender /
Murray, Stuart, 1948-
World War II : step into the action and behind enemy lines from Hitler's rise to Japan's surrender / Stuart A. P. Murray. - 72 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm - Fact Atlas . - Fact atlas. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The war to end all wars -- The rise of Hitler and nazism -- Dictator domination -- The last hope for peace -- Blitzkrieg! and the phony war -- Defeat and retreat -- Bombs over Britain -- War in the Mediterranean -- Tyranny rules -- Rough seas and scorched earth -- Surprise attack! -- War in the Pacific -- The world at war -- The allies strike back -- War in the Atlantic -- The fight for Guadalcanal -- The long conflict in China -- Rescue from the battlefield -- War in the air -- Fortress Europe -- Kursk: the last eastern offensive -- Il Duce gets the boot -- Storming the beaches -- Closing in on Japan -- The irresistible Soviet war machine -- Germany's desperate counterattack -- Victory in Europe -- Imperial Japan fights on -- Victory in the Pacific -- New roles in society -- The U.N. and Cold War -- Find out more.
Provides information and facts on events leading up to the war, important battles and campaigns, political and military leaders, and the effects of the war on society and international relations.
Ages 8-12 Grade 4 to 6.
1632204339 (hc : alk. paper) 9781632204332 (hc : alk. paper)
2015007042
World War, 1939-1945--Juvenile literature.
World War II : step into the action and behind enemy lines from Hitler's rise to Japan's surrender / Stuart A. P. Murray. - 72 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm - Fact Atlas . - Fact atlas. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The war to end all wars -- The rise of Hitler and nazism -- Dictator domination -- The last hope for peace -- Blitzkrieg! and the phony war -- Defeat and retreat -- Bombs over Britain -- War in the Mediterranean -- Tyranny rules -- Rough seas and scorched earth -- Surprise attack! -- War in the Pacific -- The world at war -- The allies strike back -- War in the Atlantic -- The fight for Guadalcanal -- The long conflict in China -- Rescue from the battlefield -- War in the air -- Fortress Europe -- Kursk: the last eastern offensive -- Il Duce gets the boot -- Storming the beaches -- Closing in on Japan -- The irresistible Soviet war machine -- Germany's desperate counterattack -- Victory in Europe -- Imperial Japan fights on -- Victory in the Pacific -- New roles in society -- The U.N. and Cold War -- Find out more.
Provides information and facts on events leading up to the war, important battles and campaigns, political and military leaders, and the effects of the war on society and international relations.
Ages 8-12 Grade 4 to 6.
1632204339 (hc : alk. paper) 9781632204332 (hc : alk. paper)
2015007042
World War, 1939-1945--Juvenile literature.