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World War II : step into the action and behind enemy lines from Hitler's rise to Japan's surrender / Stuart A. P. Murray.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Fact atlasPublisher: New York : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., 2015Description: 72 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1632204339 (hc : alk. paper)
  • 9781632204332 (hc : alk. paper)
Subject(s):
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 940.53 M984 Available 33111008189959
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The Fact Atlas series offers an age-appropriate overview of the historic and world-changing events of World War II, covering everything from the rise of Hitler and Nazism to the tragedy of the Holocaust and its long-lasting effects. Readers will be introduced to key players--political and military leaders like Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt as well as Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, and many more. Explore the ideas of democracy versus totalitarianism and international relations as a whole during the 1930s. Learn more about the different countries that became involved in the Second World War, with a focus on most of Europe, the United States, and Japan. Lesser-known facts about the involvement of countries such as China, Libya, Ethiopia, and New Zealand make it very clear that the war touched all corners of our world.

Accompanied by photos and maps to outline specific events, this book offers a careful breakdown of how the war played out globally. Battles and campaigns are explained and examined, and young readers will be able to follow the war from beginning to end, analyzing causes and effects of each important event. World War II gives young readers the opportunity to grasp the weight and magnitude of one of the very worst wars the world has seen.

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.

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