Description |
72 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm. |
Series |
Fact atlas.
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Summary |
Describes the events and causes that led to the second World War and important battles that occurred during the war. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 69) and index. |
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. |
Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile literature.
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Added Title |
World War 2. |
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World War two. |
ISBN |
9781632204332 (hc : alk. paper) |
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1632204339 (hc : alk. paper) |
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