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

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Fact atlasPublication details: New York, New York : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., 2015. Description: 72 pages; illustrations (some color), color maps; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9781632204332
  • 1632204339
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 940.53 23
LOC classification:
  • D743.7 .M87 2015
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: Describes the events and causes that led to the second World War and important battles that occurred during the war.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Junior Non-Fiction Junior Non-Fiction Waimate Junior Non-Fiction Children &Young Adults Section 940.53 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A00673990

Includes bibliographical references (pages 68-69) 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.

Describes the events and causes that led to the second World War and important battles that occurred during the war.

Grade 4 to 6.

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