True Stories of the Second World War

True Stories of the Second World War
Author: Paul Dowswell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781409583691

A collection of twelve true stories that took place during World War Two, including a real life naval battle, a duel between solitary snipers for the control of Stalingrad and other tales of bravery and heroism.

Best Little Stories from World War II

Best Little Stories from World War II
Author: C. Brian Kelly
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2010-11-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1402254857

The untold stories of bravery, triumph, and redemption in the depths of the darkest world war. Behind the great powers, global military conflict, and infamous battles are more than 100 incredible stories that bring to life the Second World War. During the six years of war were countless little-known moments of profound triumph and tragedy, bravery and cowardice, and good and evil. These amazing and unbelievable stories of brotherhood, redemption, escape, and civilian courage shed new light on the war that gripped the entire world. Experience the action through the eyes of people like: Lieutenant Jacob Beser, who was aboard both the Enola Gay and Bock's Car and felt the force of the shockwave that nearly destroyed the planes after dropping the H-bombs that obliterated Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Professor William Miller, who collapsed during a death march of POWs in Germany and was saved by the same man who had rescued him from what would have been a fatal car wreck in Pennsylvania five years earlier. The brave civilians who answered the British Admiralty's call to help rescue an army from Dunkirk during the height of a dangerous battle and sailed small fishing boats into relentless German fire, ultimately saving 335,000 men from This is the perfect book for any history buff looking for the untold stories of military and civilian daring during World War 2.

The 100 Best True Stories of World War Ii

The 100 Best True Stories of World War Ii
Author: Robert J. Casey
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
Total Pages: 898
Release: 2011-10-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781258150044

Additional Authors Include Robert Blake, C. S. Forster, MacKinlay Kantor, And Many Others. With Thirty-Two Illustrations.

True Adventure Stories

True Adventure Stories
Author: Paul Dowswell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2003
Genre: Adventure and adventurers
ISBN: 9780746058428

This compilation includes 30 true stories of heroism, desperation, courage and daring; from the first exploration of Everest to the story of the real Indiana Jones.

Voices from the Second World War

Voices from the Second World War
Author: Candlewick Press
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2018-04-17
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0763697737

In an intergenerational keepsake volume, witnesses to World War II share their memories with young interviewers so that their experiences will never be forgotten. The Second World War was the most devastating war in history. Up to eighty million people died, and the map of the world was redrawn. More than seventy years after peace was declared, children interviewed family and community members to learn about the war from people who were there, to record their memories before they were lost forever. Now, in a unique collection, RAF pilots, evacuees, resistance fighters, Land Girls, U.S. Navy sailors, and survivors of the Holocaust and the Hiroshima bombing all tell their stories, passing on the lessons learned to a new generation. Featuring many vintage photographs, this moving volume also offers an index of contributors and a glossary.

True Stories of World War II

True Stories of World War II
Author: Terry Collins
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2012-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1429686235

"In graphic novel format, tells the stories of five men and women who fought for their countries during World War II"--Provided by publisher.

The Battle For Singapore

The Battle For Singapore
Author: Peter Thompson
Publisher: Piatkus
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2010-10-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 0748122338

The Fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 is a military disaster of enduring fascination. For the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the island, Peter Thompson tells the explosive story of the Malayan campaign, the siege of Singapore, the ignominious surrender to a much smaller Japanese force, and the Japanese occupation through the eyes of those who were there - the soldiers of all nationalities and members of Singapore's beleaguered population. An enthralling and perceptive account, which never loses sight of the human cost of the tragedy - Yorkshire Evening Post. An insightful and dramatic analysis - The Good Book Guide

Torpedoed

Torpedoed
Author: Deborah Heiligman
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2019-10-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250187559

From award-winning author Deborah Heiligman comes Torpedoed, a true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of Benares, which was evacuating children from England during WWII. Amid the constant rain of German bombs and the escalating violence of World War II, British parents by the thousands chose to send their children out of the country: the wealthy, independently; the poor, through a government relocation program called CORB. In September 1940, passenger liner SS City of Benares set sail for Canada with one hundred children on board. When the war ships escorting the Benares departed, a German submarine torpedoed what became known as the Children's Ship. Out of tragedy, ordinary people became heroes. This is their story. This title has Common Core connections.

Hidden

Hidden
Author: Marcel Prins
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Hidden children (Holocaust)
ISBN: 9781407149042

Everyone reads the compelling story of Anne Frank and wants to know more. How many others were hidden away during the war? How and where? Were they separated from their families? Did they ever find each other again? Hidden tells the stories of 14 young people who were hidden throughout the Netherlands during World War Two. Their stories create a wider picture of what it meant to be Jewish in Europe during World War Two, and what it took to survive.