A clear and informative account of how the Second World War began, the infamous battles and the conclusion and aftermath of the war.
Illustrated with maps, evocative archive photographs and illustrations.
Includes descriptions of the most famous events including Pearl Harbor, Battle of Midway, D-Day and the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Part of series three of the Usborne Reading Programme for children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex information.
Produced in association with the Imperial War Museum, London.
Chapters in this book include:
- The rise of Hitler
- Blitzkrieg
- The tiger and the bear
- Fighting back
- Into Europe
- Victory
- Aftermath
This is Book 13 in the Young Reading Series 3 Series. See all Young Reading Series 3 books here.
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Conrad Mason was born in 1984. He studied Classics at Cambridge University, and now works in London as an Editor of children's fiction.
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