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Children's books about the internment of Japanese Americans (6 P) Pages in category "Children's books set during World War II" The following 68 pages are in this category, out of 68 total.
The Machine Gunners is a children's historical novel by Robert Westall, published by Macmillan in 1975.Set in northeastern England shortly after the Battle of Britain (February 1941), it features children who find a crashed German aircraft with a machine gun and ammunition; they build a fortress and capture and imprison a German gunner.
"Beware of the Dog" is a 1944 World War II story by Roald Dahl which was originally published in Harper's Magazine and later appeared in his Over to You collection. Its basic plot was adapted into the 1964 movie 36 Hours , starring James Garner and Rod Taylor , and the TV movie Breaking Point in 1989.
World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war .
Private Peaceful Cover of first edition Author Michael Morpurgo Language English Genre War novel, children's novel Published 2003 Publisher HarperCollins Publication place United Kingdom Pages 185 ISBN 978-0-00-715006-9 OCLC 534265686765 Private Peaceful is a novel for older children by British author Michael Morpurgo first published in 2003. It is about a fictional young soldier called Thomas ...
With the help of the local librarian, he writes the story of his adventure. The modern day parts include the educational aspects, which form the middle of each episode. The main adventure is set in 1942, in the middle of World War II. Three children, young Norman, Dennis and Mary are evacuated to Westbourne, away from the bombs.
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The book covers a chronological period of a number of years, starting with the protagonist's arrest and time in German concentration camps, and ending with his being an officer and company commander on the Russian front. All of Sven Hassel's subsequent war stories, from a chronological point of view, fill in details omitted by this book.