World War II Pilots: An Interactive History Adventure
5/5
()
About this ebook
Michael Burgan
Michael Burgan has written numerous books for children and young adults during his nearly 20 years as a freelance writer. Many of his books have focused on U.S. history, geography, and the lives of world leaders. Michael has won several awards for his writing, and his graphic novel version of the classic tale Frankenstein (Stone Arch Books) was a Junior Library Guild selection. Michael graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor’s degree in history. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his cat, Callie.
Read more from Michael Burgan
Death at Kent State: How a Photograph Brought the Vietnam War Home to America Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Breaker Boys: How a Photograph Helped End Child Labor Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lizzie Borden Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5John Glenn Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Jack the Ripper Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Shadow Catcher: How Edward S. Curtis Documented American Indian Dignity and Beauty Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEllis Island: An Interactive History Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Battle of Bunker Hill: An Interactive History Adventure Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Untold Story of the Battle of Saratoga: A Turning Point in the Revolutionary War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChernobyl Explosion: How a Deadly Nuclear Accident Frightened the World Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5World War II Spies: An Interactive History Adventure Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Hindenburg in Flames: How a Photograph Marked the End of the Airship Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Korean War: An Interactive Modern History Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTank Man: How a Photograph Defined China's Protest Movement Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Voting Rights Act of 1965: An Interactive History Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFirst in Flight: How a Photograph Captured the Takeoff of the Wright Brothers' Flyer Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMiracle on Ice: How a Stunning Upset United a Country Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSpies of the Civil War: An Interactive Espionage Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Untold Story of the Black Regiment: Fighting in the Revolutionary War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTotal Devastation: The Story of Hurricane Katrina Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Split History of World War I: A Perspectives Flip Book Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsExposing Hidden Worlds: How Jacob Riis' Photos Became Tools for Social Reform Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCan You Protect the Coral Reefs?: An Interactive Eco Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDaring Play: How a Courageous Jackie Robinson Transformed Baseball Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOlympic Gold 1936: How the Image of Jesse Owens Crushed Hitler's Evil Myth Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Vietnam War: An Interactive Modern History Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to World War II Pilots
Related ebooks
What If You Were on the Russian Front in World War II?: An Interactive History Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWorld War II Spies: An Interactive History Adventure Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Korean War: An Interactive Modern History Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWorld War II Naval Forces: An Interactive History Adventure Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Vietnam War: An Interactive Modern History Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe World War II Experience Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5At Battle in World War II: An Interactive Battlefield Adventure Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5World War II Infantrymen: An Interactive History Adventure Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The World War II Soldiers' Experience Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Attack on Pearl Harbor: An Interactive History Adventure Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5At the Battle of Yorktown: An Interactive Battlefield Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCher Ami Comes Through: Heroic Carrier Pigeon of World War I Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAt Battle in World War I: An Interactive Battlefield Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Civil Rights Movement: An Interactive History Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsExploring the New World: An Interactive History Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhat If You Were on the Pacific Front in World War II?: An Interactive History Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Boston Massacre: An Interactive History Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Battle of the Alamo: An Interactive History Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Dust Bowl: An Interactive History Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAt the Battle of Antietam: An Interactive Battlefield Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCan You Survive Dangerous Desert Encounters?: An Interactive Wilderness Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCan You Survive Deadly Rain Forest Encounters?: An Interactive Wilderness Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhat If You Were on the European Front in World War II?: An Interactive History Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhat If You Were on the African Front in World War II?: An Interactive History Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCan You Survive the Johnstown Flood?: An Interactive History Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJason, the Argonauts, and the Golden Fleece: An Interactive Mythological Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Titanic: An Interactive History Adventure Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Spies of the Civil War: An Interactive Espionage Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Berlin Wall: An Interactive Modern History Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Oregon Trail: An Interactive History Adventure Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Children's Historical For You
Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Witch of Blackbird Pond: A Newbery Award Winner Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fever 1793 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sarah, Plain and Tall: A Newbery Award Winner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Night Before Christmas Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Little House in the Big Woods Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Alice In Wonderland: The Original 1865 Unabridged and Complete Edition (Lewis Carroll Classics) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOn the Banks of Plum Creek Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Little House on the Prairie Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Secret Garden: The 100th Anniversary Edition with Tasha Tudor Art and Bonus Materials Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Farmer Boy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Forge Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Black Elk's Vision: A Lakota Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Strawberry Girl Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An Elephant in the Garden: Inspired by a True Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Dweller on Two Planets Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Long Winter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lincoln: A Photobiography Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5By the Shores of Silver Lake Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Kid's Guide to Native American History: More than 50 Activities Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAshes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thunder Rolling in the Mountains Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Bronze Bow: A Newbery Award Winner Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Sign of the Beaver: A Newbery Honor Award Winner Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Introduction to Greek Mythology for Kids: A Fun Collection of the Best Heroes, Monsters, and Gods in Greek Myth Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Single Shard: A Newbery Award Winner Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Reviews for World War II Pilots
1 rating0 reviews
Book preview
World War II Pilots - Michael Burgan
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
About Your Adventure
Chapter 1: Warfare in the Skies
Chapter 2: The Battle of Britain
Chapter 3: Flying in the Pacific
Chapter 4: The Tuskegee Airmen
Chapter 5: Bravery in the Air
Timeline
Other Paths to Explore
Read More
Glossary
Bibliography
Copyright
Back Cover
For the best You Choose experience,
view in portrait (vertical) orientation.
ABOUT YOUR ADVENTURE
YOU are living through World War II. It’s the early 1940s and airplanes, including bombers and fighters, are playing a major role in battle. You want to join the fight.
In this book you’ll explore how the choices people made meant the difference between life and death. The events you’ll experience happened to real people.
Chapter One sets the scene. Then you choose which path to read. Follow the links at the bottom of each page as you read the stories. The decisions you make will change your outcome. After you finish one path, go back and read the others for new perspectives and more adventures. Use your device's back buttons or page navigation to jump back to your last choice.
YOU CHOOSE the path you take through history.
CHAPTER 1
Warfare in the Skies
World War II started in 1939 and involves dozens of countries. The war’s roots are deep, going back to the end of World War I in 1918.
In World War I the winning countries called themselves the Allies. They blamed Germany for starting the war and wanted to punish it afterward. Germany had to give up some of its land and its military. The Allies, particularly France and Great Britain, also demanded that Germany pay for the damage it caused during the war.
pictureThrough the 1920s Germany became angry over this treatment. In 1933 a new leader came to power in Germany—Adolf Hitler. He promised to make Germany a strong, powerful nation again. He also wanted to punish people he thought had weakened Germany. This included the country’s Jewish citizens. He and his Nazi Party took away Jews’ legal rights and sent them to prison camps.
Through the 1930s Germany secretly strengthened its military—including building a huge new air force. Then, starting in 1936, Hitler sent troops into parts of Europe where Germans lived, claiming the land for his country. Germany’s invasion of Poland in September 1939 marked the beginning of World War II.
pictureGerman soldiers marched in a victory parade after the invasion of Poland.
Italy, which became a partner of Germany, also wanted to spread its control. Italian leader Benito Mussolini sent troops into part of North Africa. In Asia, Japan was making a similar grab for new land. The Japanese, like the Germans and Italians, thought they had the right to rule other countries.
By 1939 military planners around the world saw airplanes as a key weapon. Planes were used to bring troops into battle as well as attack enemy forces. And the development of aircraft carriers—ships that carry aircraft—meant planes could carry out attacks far in the ocean.
On December 7, 1941, Japanese warplanes bombed the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The planes killed more than 2,000 Americans. The