The Story of the Second World War for Children: 1939-1945

by Peter Chrisp

Published in association with Imperial War Museums, The Story of the Second World War for Children sensitively explores history’s deadliest conflict. Packed with photographs, maps, and detailed cross-sections of famous tanks, aircraft, submarines, and warships, it outlines key battles and shows how the war affected people across the world—not just the soldiers fighting on land, at sea, and in the air, but also the children evacuated to the countryside, bombed-out city dwellers, and civilians working in munitions factories.

64 pages, Hardcover

First published April 9, 2015

About the author

Peter Chrisp is a British children's author of books on history. With over sixty books published, his various works include Blitzkrieg!, Dorling Kindersly's Ancient Egypt Revealed and Ancient Rome Revealed, The Spanish Conquests of the New World, and many more.

He first began writing history after working on the Mass-Observation archive at the University of Sussex. He has also worked as a writer on the online project "Icons of England".

Aside from his publications in literature, he is also an artist, who has exhibited collections of his cartoons and hand-drawn postcards during Brighton Festival. He is an inveterate theatre- and concert-goer, and during the Edinburgh Festival regularly views three shows a day. He collects original art works, and is a fan of Eric Ravilious and Jonny Hannah among others.

At present, Mr. Chrisp acts as one of Brighton's cultural attaches to Lewes. This is believed to be largely an honorary position. He is also being talked of as a possible future Mayor of Brighton.

Reviews

[Charlotte Redhead · Rating 3 out of 5]

An informative book which was written in a way to allow of easy understanding for readers. The images give you a real feel of what it was like during the time when war was taking place. Definitely a book you can learn a few facts from.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent, balanced presentation that did not shy away from the Holocaust or nuclear weapons. Highly recommended.

[Locussol Hugo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great introduction for kids
Love the format: every 2 pagers has a different focus. This allow the book to cover many aspects of the WWII... Expect many questions from you child!

[Lauren Hicks · Rating 5 out of 5]

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