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James Holland FRHistS (born 27 June 1970) is an English popular historian, author and broadcaster, who specialises in the history of the Second World War.. Holland has written novels and non-fiction history books focusing on the Second World War, and presented documentaries for television and radio.
Soldier X is a young adult war drama book written by Don Wulffson about a half-German and half-Russian boy named Erik Brandt who joins the Wehrmacht, Hitler's army, during World War II. The book tells about the war from the perspective of Erik Brandt as he leads a life as both a German and a Russian, as well as the ways in which war can affect ...
Someone Named Eva is a young adult novel by Joan M. Wolf. It follows life of Milada, an eleven-year-old Czech girl who is placed in the Lebensborn program during World War II , after Hitler annexes Czechoslovakia during the years 1942–1945.
Salt to the Sea is a 2016 historical fiction young adult novel by Ruta Sepetys. It tells the story of four individuals in World War II who make their way to the ill-fated MV Wilhelm Gustloff . The story also touches on the disappearance of the Amber Room , a world-famous, ornately decorated chamber stolen by the Nazis that has never been recovered.
[7] It also gained a starred review from School Library Journal, who said it was "full of nonstop action" and that "this steampunk adventure is sure to become a classic." [ 8 ] The ALSC selected it as a 2010 Notable Children's Book [ 9 ] and the YALSA listed it on their 2010 Best Books for Young Adults. [ 10 ]
Robb White III was born to Episcopal missionaries, Placidia (Bridges) and Robb White, in Baguio, Luzon, in the Philippines. [1] At the time, White's father was working with the Igorots, though he later became an Army chaplain, and thus the young family—including Robb's brother and two sisters—traveled extensively before settling in Thomasville, Georgia.
The Boy at War trilogy is a series of young adult historical novels by Harry Mazer.The first book, A Boy at War was released on April 3, 2001 and is based on the events of the attack on Pearl Harbor that initiated the United States' involvement in World War II. [1]
The majority of the story is told through flashbacks, as Helmuth Hübener, charged with treason, waits in a Berlin prison for his execution.Starting with his memories as a young boy, Helmuth recounts his childhood growing up in Nazi Germany with his mother Mutti (German for "Mom"), grandparents, two brothers, his best friends Rudi and Karl, and his future stepfather Hugo, a Nazi soldier.