Sean PriceRecensioni

From hiding in plain sight, to secret messages and blending in, to selling secrets and arrests, the intrigues of the life and activities of the men and women spies of World War II are revealed. Glossary, Read More, websites, Index

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I like the Wicked History biography series. The books are a decent length for upper elementary. The language gets as close to narration as it can without becoming historical fiction. There are lots of pictures, as well as a timeline at the end and a web of supporting characters at the beginning. The negative is obviously that all of the people in the series are the ones you can't admire. All of them served their own self interests and as a result innocent people died.

All of this pertains to the Hitler book as well. It gives just the right amount of detail for a kid to be knowledgable on the subject. The Holocaust is pure terror for those who lived it and it comes across in the book. You can't read about Hitler and not read about what went on in the concentration camps. For that reason, I would say that judgement should be used to decide when your child is old enough to tackle these dark people of the past.

I had no idea who Attila the Hun was until I read this book. I'd always heard the name, and knew he was barbaric, but that's about it. These Wicked History biographies are a quick way to get the story of some of history's most notorious bad guys.

Atilla reigned in the 400s in an area that is Germany/Austria/Hungary today. The more you read these wicked biographies, the more you will realize that world leaders back then only cared about money and grabbing more land. They were constantly at war. Attila promised to leave cities alone as long as they sent him gold. This extorted income allowed him to maintain an army. When funds ran low, he would set out across the land pillaging villages in a savage way. He was merciless. He would kill everyone in his path and take all of their food and belongings. His ultimate goal was to defeat both the western and eastern Roman empires. He tried but failed. His lasting legacy is savagery against innocent people who stood along his war route.

Even though these books are short and straight forward, probably only kids really interested in history would choose a book about Atilla. For the young history buffs, I highly recommend this series.

This book is all about World war two and how the Yanks (Americans) fought in it. They talked about the terrible ways they had to live and sleep the trenches. Also about the woman's part and " No Mans Land." They talked about the YMCA foundation and how it helped the soldiers. Lastly they talked about how the liveing soldiers came home and how they continued their life either in misery or normal. But celebrated to be back from war.
I think this book was okay, only because of how brutal it was. It was also disappointing on how the Germans signed a Peace Agreement but then comes World War two. I though this book was very interesting but a little sad on how all of the people died and how many died. But I wish it wasn't as sad. I did like how the Americans liked to write, read, and play games in their spear time. In the end I liked the book but wished it wasn't as brutal.½

This book is about the contributions that the USA gave to the Allies in the first world war. It starts with a history of the first world war and how the US got into it.It then tells how these troops helped to end the war in only a few months of entering the war. It tells how the conditions for health were in the trenches. These horrible conditions were a big cause of death in the trenches.It also tells about the rare times they attacked. It all eventually ended with the US losing less than 1% of it's population at the time.

The book is very short, that is okay but I would prefer if it was a little longer. It gets a lot of good points across about the topic. It had some great pictures that gave a lot of context for the little amount of words. I have read some better books about this topic though. Actually I played a video game which gave better context on all of the allied side. It isn't the worst book it isn't the best. I would say at best it is a three out of five.

This narrative nonfiction telling of Chinese history includes lots of photos, maps, and side notes that kept me reading.

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This gives a great overview of Attila The Huns life. It clearly describes life at that time and how Attila came into power and how to this day the mans name has not been forgotten.

The book opens with a short description by Edward R. Murrow, a famous reporter, of what he viewed as he toured Buchenwald, a concentration camp, and ends with Hitler’s suicide in a bunker under Berlin during the last days of World War II. In between there is a complete, if brief, history of Hitler’s life, his incredible rise to power and the atrocities committed while he was the dictator of Germany. He is responsible for the deaths of an estimated 60 million people as a result of World War II including the genocide of 11 million people in concentration camps, 6 million of them Jews. His charismatic personality and strong will convinced the people of Germany that they were the chosen race. It was their duty to serve the state and their individual rights were unimportant. What happened in Germany and in the world as a result of Hitler’s ideologies is described in detail with maps and photographs.
Well written and very complete in a form accessible to middle school students, Hitler is one of several titles in the “A Wicked History: 20th Century” biography series. The Timeline of Terror and the Wicked Web, a look at his allies and enemies, are especially effective for helping teen readers understand what happened. The biography also includes a glossary, an index, and a bibliography. This title and others in the series would be good additions for the general reader and as high interest titles for reluctant readers. Other subjects include diverse historical figures Henry VIII, Torquemada, Catherine the Great and Idi Amin. Grades 5-8