Voices of World War II: Stories from the Front Lines

By Lois Miner Huey

Can you imagine using a toilet to escape from a prison camp? Or how about battling snakes and bombs to help patients in the Philippines? These were everyday events for people during World War II. Experience their triumphs and defeats first-hand as you read about a captured British pilot, an American army nurse, a Japanese kamikaze pilot, and more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Aug 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781663983282

Lois Miner Huey

Lois Miner Huey is an archaeologist for the state of New York. She has written nonfiction articles and books for kids, many of which focus on archaeology. She lives near Albany, New York.

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Voices of War: Voices of World War II by Lois Miner Huey

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1: A World Divided

2: William Ash: British Escape Artist

3: Ruth Straub: American Army Nurse

4: David Webster: American Paratrooper

5: Hanna Reitsch: Nazi Pilot

6: Hayashi Ichizo: Japanese Kamikaze Pilot

7: The Cost of War

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A WORLD DIVIDED

During the early 1930s, Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party rose to power in Germany. Hitler promised cheaper food and more jobs. He blamed other people, like Jews, for Germany’s troubles. He declared that Germany should rule Europe.

By 1939, the heavy stomps of soldiers’ boots echoed throughout Europe. Within three years, the Netherlands, Poland, France, Norway, and

Reviews for Voices of World War II

[ecollado-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a short history about five people and their experience’s from the WW II. They have stories of people from Japan, Germany, Great Britain, and America. The book has vocabulary words in bold with a text box with the meaning somewhere on the page. There are text boxes placed throughout the book with facts from war in them.