World War II – Bookworms

ABANDON SHIP

Plot:On September 12, 1942, the RMS Laconia, a British navy vessel was attacked and sunk by a German U-Boat. The Germans thought they had sunk a regular ship at sea, but what they didn’t know was that, below the decks of the Laconia, 1,400 Italian POWs were being held.. Once the Germans realized their folly,Continue reading “ABANDON SHIP”

BATTLE -A Visual Journey Through 5,000 Years of Combat

This book by R.G. Grant is completely about warfare. From Egyptian Chariots to modern day helicopters, this book has it all. It has chapters like Warfare in the Ancient World like Greco-Persian Wars, Conquests of Alexander, the Punic Wars, etc., to the Era of the World Wars. The book has images of weapons like flintlocks,Continue reading “BATTLE -A Visual Journey Through 5,000 Years of Combat”

THE ESCAPE ARTISTS

Plot: This is a book by Neal Bascomb. It is a true story of one of the most daring prison breaks of all times. During WWI, POWs (Prisoners of War) were kept in prison camps. In Germany, one such camp was Holzminden, which was one of the most brutal and unforgiving camps for POWs inContinue reading “THE ESCAPE ARTISTS”

Pearl Harbor-The Way It Was

This is a book by Scott C.S.Stone. It talks about Pearl Harbor, an important part of American History and a place I visited recently. The book is about is about what happened on December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. It has vivid pictures and details and facts that took place in chronological order. Likes:Continue reading “Pearl Harbor-The Way It Was”

Surprising Spies-Unexpected Heroes of World War II

This book by Karen Gray Ruelle is about eight allied heroes who risked their lives and their families to fight the evil Nazis around the time of WWII. The book talks about spies like Juan Pujol Garcia, Jasper Maskelyne, Josephine Baker, Eddie Chapman, Virginia Hall, Noor Inayat Khan, Roy Hawthorne, Moe Berg and other heroesContinue reading “Surprising Spies-Unexpected Heroes of World War II”

What Was D-Day?

This book is written by Patricia Brennan Demuth. Do you want to know what happened during the beginning of the end of World War II? If yes, then this book might just be for you. Learn about what the Atlantic Wall was and how the allied troops fooled Hitler with a fake base and whatContinue reading “What Was D-Day?”

Magic Tree House Fact Tracker-World War II

This book by Mary Pope Osborne Natalie Pope Boyce is a fact tracker. Fact trackers are books that have facts on a specific topic that is related to the topics of one of her fiction books. This one is related to The Magic Tree House Super Edition World At War 1944. It tells about theContinue reading “Magic Tree House Fact Tracker-World War II”