World War II
Subtitle: from the rise of the Nazi party to the dropping of the atomic bomb
By: Diane Taylor ; illustrated by Samuel Carbaugh
Contributors: Carbaugh, Samuel, ill
Series: Inquire and investigate; Inquire and investigate
Publisher: Nomad Press
Published: 2018
Place of publication: White River Junction, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9781619306554
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945
Other titles: World War two; World War 2
Description: Kids read about the realities of the war as it was experienced by ordinary citizens and soldiers, regardless of which side they were fighting for food rations that left everyone hungry, bombings that caused whole cities to live in a constant state of uncertainty, and the Holocaust. Another result of World War II? The dropping of the atomic bomb, which annihilated between 130,000 and 226,000 people and showed the world what humans are capable of when faced with a desperate situation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-118) and index.

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Table of contents: title: TimelineIntroduction: What Was the Second World War?Chapter 1: The First World War and Its ConsequencesChapter 2: Hitler's Rise to PowerChapter 3: The War in EuropeChapter 4: Japan and the Bombing of Pearl HarborChapter 5: War in the PacificChapter 6: War's EndChapter 7: The Legacy of World War IIGlossaryResourcesIndex.