Interesting facts, images and videos about world war ii for primary school children to use in topicwork. How germanys cities died for the german journal neue illustrierte. I love researching wwii, people, places, technology, anything. The bombing of dresden, 1945 addison, paul, crang, jeremy a.
What are the best childrens books on the second world war. Dresden is the traditional capital of saxony and the third largest city in eastern germany after berlin and leipzig. In 1939, when nazi germany invaded poland, britain and its allies had enough and declared war. Dresden was already settled in the stoneage, but the first written record of the city was in 1206, when dresden began to develop as a royal residence. Frederick forsyth smuggled secrets for mi5 out of dresden. Discover the best world war ii history in best sellers. This is a list of ten unordered events of wwii that are moderately unknown to the. For most children, the war years were a time of anxiety. Then order from the british corner shop thousands of quality british products. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Dresden, a city unaffected by bombing up to that point in the war, lost many thousands of civilians in the firestorm that was created by the allies.
After world war one ended in 1918, germany had to give up land and was banned from having armed forces. Many children had to grow up quickly during wartime. World war ii involved many countries around the globe fighting against each other, including the uk. All my knowledge about the subject comes from attempting to translate some of her old german books, and donauschwaben history on the internet. World war 2 facts world war 2 continues to the biggest mass war known to man. It is the seat of the governmental district of dresden and of many universities. Dresden was struck by fighter planes, which resulted in the destruction of the city. World war 2 facts for kids national geographic kids. The destruction of dresden is a 1963 nonfiction book which describes the february 1945 bombing of dresden in world war ii. The norden bombsight was created and used by the united states army air forces usaaf and the united states navy during ww 2.
The ford f15 was a mainstay of canadian truck production. The ration books contained removable stamps good for certain rationed items, like sugar. Given the high number of civilian casualties and the relatively few strategic targets, some even called the bombing of dresden a war. It cost more money, damaged more property, killed more people, and caused more. Fascinating facts about wwii including maps, historic photographs, and timelines wagner, melissa, bryant, dan on. Studying all the battles, effects, and the causes might get a little boring. Read about the strange truths from wwii that the history books often. Highranking officers were occasionally killed with their men. Some are simply browraising they do not merit even a small space in the books we have in the schools. World war ii was the most deadly and widespread conflict in history. World war ii, to date, caused more destruction and cost more money than any other conflict.
Learn more about rationing for the war effort during world war ii with. It cost more money, damaged more property, killed more people, and caused more farreaching changes than any other war in history. Also known as the blue ox, the sight relied on a mechanical computer which helped calculate the bombs trajectory based on flight conditions and. View cnn s fast facts to learn more about world war ii, which lasted from 1939 to 1945.
A subject bibliography of the second world war, and aftermath. Dresden, city, capital of saxony land state, eastern germany. All my knowledge about the subject comes from attempting to translate some of her old german books, and. Russia alone suffered more than 21 million casualties more than any other country involved in the war. World war ii was the most destructive conflict in history.
Jul 09, 20 view cnn s fast facts to learn more about world war ii, which lasted from 1939 to 1945. Critics say that the military value of the bombing did not justify dresdens near destruction and that the city could have been spared, like rome, paris, and kyoto. World war i was supposed to be the war to end all wars, but left a legacy that ensured a future conflict. The first german serviceman killed in the war was killed by the japanese china, 1937 the first american serviceman killed was killed by the russians finland 1940. The guernsey literary and potato peel pie society by mary ann shaffer, suite francaise by irene nemirovsky, the diary of a. Wwii had an amazing impact on the world and it has a ton of information. In late 1941, the ussr sent a feeler committee beria to germany. In honor of the second world war, here are 10 uncommon wwii facts to take to heart. Since the series is so freaking long, ill divide it int. Espen joins the resistance and becomes a courier and then a spy. Fascinating facts about wwii including maps, historic photographs, and timelines by wagner, melissa, bryant, dan isbn. Nearly 80% of these casualties were lost to russia.
Four of every five german soldiers killed in the war, died on the eastern front. Jun 09, 2014 this is a selection of some strange, but true ww2 facts. The first two are generally considered the worst books, but even then they are still excellent. During the war life changed for everybody, including children. Journey through its devastating trajectory with these interesting world war ii facts. Persevering through dark days with only itself to rely on, the eventual entry of the united. The aafs worst accident rate was recorded by the a36 invader version of the p51. The bombing of dresden in february 1945 has remained one of the more controversial aspects of world war two. What is something about ww2 most people arent aware of. For nearly six years from 19391945 the united kingdom played a vital role in world war 2, helping to defeat the nazis. A world war ii story of survival, resilience and redemption by laura hillenbrand, hiroshima by john hersey, band. When you take into account the countries involved, the death toll and the continuous anguish it caused theres no denying this was a historical event people will never forget. The war became a global conflict after the german military, led by adolf hitler, invaded poland in 1939 because he wanted to take some of their land for germany.
Stalin was willing to hand over ukraine along with much of the won territory the german army was occupying in late 1941. So, here are some very interesting and unusual events which are not mentioned in the textbooks. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The following article on the us navy in world war two us navy ww2 is an excerpt from barrett tillman dday encyclopedia. Top 10 littleknown events in world war ii listverse. May 24, 2017 24 facts about wwii that never made it to your history books. The things our fathers sawthe untold stories of the world war ii generationvolume ii.
These interesting facts about world war ii are just some of the little known facts regarding the war. The book is based on a series of 37 articles written on the strategic bombing during world war ii by david irving called wie deutschlands stadte starben english. Fascinating facts about wwii including maps, historic photographs, and timelines. The final chapters tell the thrilling tale of how he escapes to sweden on skis with the nazis not far behind. Four of every five german soldiers killed in the war.
This is a selection of some strange, but true ww2 facts. First published in 1960, this national book award winner and new york times bestseller traces the rise and fall of nazi germany from adolf hitlers birth in 1889 to the end of world war ii in 1945. Of the males born in soviet in 1923, only 20% percent survived the war lesley mcnair. Interesting facts about world war ii armed forces museum.
Dresden is the political and cultural centre of saxony. Interesting stories and random facts from the second world war trivia war books volume 1 oneill, bill on. It lies in the broad basin of the elbe river between meissen and pirna, 19 miles 30 km north of the czech border and. Below is a list of interesting facts about world war ii. World war ii for children world war ii homework help. The britishamerican bombing of dresden took place between february 15, 1945 during the final months of world war ii. Fifty million people lost their lives and hundreds of millions people were injured. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Weve already told you some basic info about dresden and the saxony area, but now its time for the fun facts in no particular order. Despite the fact that these books are read in the basement of her house. It starts off very good, and just gets better from there.
Shadow of the mountain tells the story of espen, a 14yearold norwegian boy, during world war ii. World war ii also known as the second world war, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to. The bombing of dresden in world war ii by the allies remains controversial after more than 50 years. The site would also be used by the us air froce during the korean and vietnam wars to help drop bombs accurately. Buy the world war ii fact book first edition thus by christy campbell isbn.
The bombing of dresden was a historic benchmark that demonstrated the power of strategic bombing. Jul 26, 2018 the norden bombsight was created and used by the united states army air forces usaaf and the united states navy during ww 2. World war ii, as we know it, was all about hitlers atrocities and the lives it affected. War in the airfrom the great depression to combat book 2 of 5. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. As a matter of fact, when a gallup poll on march 5, 1943, asked americans, do. Next worst were the p39 at 245, the p40 at 188, and the p38 at 9. Dresden is called florence of the elbe or elbflorenz because of its amazing baroque architecture, mild climate, beautiful artworks and fantastic museums. World war ii for children world war ii homework help ks1. World war 2 facts provides information about the history of ww ii history, including videos, interesting articles, ww2 facts, photos, timeline and videos. Fascinating ww2 facts historical articles unofficial.
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