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1939 – 1945
WWII involved many of the world’s nations, including the major powers divided into the Allies and the Axis. The war began with Germany’s invasion of Poland and spread across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. Key events included the Holocaust, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, D-Day, and the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The war resulted in significant loss of life and destruction, leading to the downfall of the Axis powers and reshaping the world order with the establishment of the United Nations and the beginning of the Cold War. You can find books about Weimar and Hitler here. For deep dives into WWII subtopics, see:
The Holocaust and Other Jewish Experiences
Japanese-American Internment
Resistance
Picture books
Coming on Home Soon
Story of a girl and her grandmother finding strength together on the American home front
The Girl Who Could Fix Anything
Story of a girl who grew up to be a mechanic for the Royal Air Force
Hanna’s Cold Winter
True story of how the people of Budapest saved a hippopotamus in their zoo during WWII
The Little Ships: The Heroic Rescue at Dunkirk in World War II
Story of an armada of “little ships ” that rescued soldiers trapped in France
Chapter books
Summer of My German Soldier
Classic novel about an American Jewish girl and her unexpected friendship with a German prisoner of war
World War II Infantrymen: An Interactive History Adventure
Choose-your-own-adventure book set among infantrymen during WWII
World War II Spies: An Interactive History Adventure
Choose-your-own-adventure book set among spies during WWII
The Attack on Pearl Harbor: An Interactive History Adventure
Choose-your-own-adventure book set during the attack on Pearl Harbor
The War That Saved My Life
Award-winning book about a girl discovering a new life after being evacuated from London
Salt to the Sea
Award-winning, intertwining story of four teenage refugees feeling the Soviet advance during WWII
Rescue
Thrilling story of a French girl trying to solve a mystery left by her prisoner-of-war father
A Place to Hang the Moon
Award-winning story of three siblings adjusting to their new home after evacuating London
Under the Broken Sky
Beautiful story of a Japanese orphan coping with Russian invasion during WWII
The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins: A World War II Soldier, Normandy France, 1944
Fictional journal of a young solider fighting in Normandy
Dear America: My Secret War
Fictional diary of a girl on the home front helping the war effort and solving a mystery
Dear America: Early Sunday Morning
Fictional diary of a girl experiencing the attack on Pearl Harbor
World War II on the Home Front: An Interactive History Adventure
Choose-your-own-adventure book set on the American home front
The Children of Willesden Lane: A True Story of Hope and Survival During World War II
True story of an Austrian girl sent alone to London for her safety
Voices at Whisper Bend
American kids solve a mystery while collecting scrap metal for the war effort
Non-fiction books
What Was the Bombing of Hiroshima?
Introduction to the atomic bombings at the end of WWII and their impact
Children of the World War II Home Front
Explanation of life on the American home front for children during WWII
Biographies
Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen?
Introduction to the African American military pilots who paved the way for military integration
Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers?
Introduction to the American Indian men who created an unbreakable code for the US military
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