Books with title World War II

What was it like to fight in World War I? What was it like to live in the trenches behind no-man's-land? What was it like to be a witness to history? Step back in time to World War I and see history through the eyes of those who lived it. Discovered what it was like to be a soldier during a trench warfare gas attack. Read the account of a Russian reporter in St. Petersburg when war was declared on Germany in 1914. Learn how it felt to be a German U-boat captain whose orders were to sink a British ship filled with men and horses.

At dusk on December 8, 1941, the carrier Enterprise and her escort of cruisers and destroyers entered Pearl Harbor. Officers and men lined the rails, watching in stunned silence. The twisted, smoldering superstructure of the Arizona was still aflame, and there was a stench of charred wood and fuel oil in the air. "Morale went to nothing just about then," said an officer on one of the escorting cruisers. "We were sick and shocked. We couldn't believe that this had happened to us." Through the night, the crew of the Enterprise, under the command of Admiral William "Bull" Halsey, took on fuel, provisions, and ammunition. Before dawn it was back at sea. The Enterprise was just one of the carriers that won the war in the Pacific. Here is the extraordinary story of the men and ships that turned the tide of the war.

“World War II” shows students how to find, evaluate, organize, and use evidence on key topics, such as the causes of the war, Blitzkrieg, the persecution of the Jews, the home front, types of propaganda, and the bombing of Hiroshima. There are extensive references to sources, including eyewitness accounts, newspaper reports and photographs, and a wide range of worked examples and graphic organizers.

Did you know that Adolf Hilter wasn't, in fact, German? The Second World War brought horror and heartache to millions of people all over the globe, and it turned everyday living upside down too. Any history book will give you the boring facts THEY think you should know, but only this one will tell you what life during World War II was REALLY like ...

Incredible multimedia profiles of World War II's most significant battles make World War II the next best thing to a time machine. With realistic maps, detailed accounts and vibrant illustrations, the book manages to transport the reader to World War II battles.Using state-of-the-art technology, special microchips translate the contours of a two-dimensional maps of battlefields into realistic renderings of actual landscapes. Illustrators then overlay these maps with all of the information at their fingertips-troop movement, weapon deployment, terrain conditions and weather.The book then brings to bear all the other available details of each battle, including battle plans, troop formations, strikes and counter strikes and troop strength. From this birds' eye vantage point, the reader is able to piece together the big picture of each battle, and analyze the tactics and strategies at play.World War II also includes profiles of the commanders outlining their abilities and backgrounds. Coupled with hundreds of colorful illustrations, the book's detailed maps and wealth of information put the reader in the shoes of a soldier at the D-Day assault on Omaha beach, the Battle of the Bulge and the US dive-bomber attack on Japanese aircraft carriers. Prepare to see what is perhaps one of the most significant wars of our time as you've never seen it before.