Great Battles for Boys: WW2 Europe

Great Battles for Boys #4

by Joe Giorello

"This book should be in school libraries everywhere. It is a treasure trove of information that is engagingly written that makes one feel they are in a great classroom with a great instructor sharing his knowledge in a fun way." --Top 500 Amazon Reviewer

Unforgettable History!

Great Battles for Boys is the bestselling history series that sends young readers “into the fight.” Boys learn about the military leaders, weapons, and strategies that won—or lost—the world's most important military battles.

Want Boys to Read Books? Give them books they WANT to read!

Full of amazing historic photographs, maps, and short, powerful chapters, Great Battles for Boys captures the attention of even the most reluctant readers. History leaps off the page through the blood, sweat, and sacrifice of men at war. Boys also learn how these conflicts shaped the world, and why “Freedom isn’t free." A terrific addition to the Young Adult adaptations such as Killing Patton, Unbroken, and Rick Atkinson's military history series.

How Did Hitler Rise to Power—and Almost Conquer the World?

In this episode of the bestselling series, the story begins with Hitler’s rise to power in 1930s Germany and his devastating invasion of Poland that launched World War II. In chronological order, the crucial battles storm across Europe and into North Africa, including:

Battle of Britain: Germany's deadly attempt to invade the United Kingdom The Winter War: A tiny tribe of Finish soldiers miraculously defeats Stalin's massive Red Army The Battle of Kursk: The world's largest tank battle burns across the Eastern front North Africa: General Rommel's Afrika Korps nearly crush the Allies Invasion of Sicily: British spies fool the Germans, and sneak troops into Italy DDay: the heroic Normandy invasion that changes the war's momentum Battle of the Bulge: Hitler seems beaten but invades Belgium and stuns the novice American troops “I strongly recommend this book, particularly to young readers who aren't provided this kind of insight in standard texts.” — Randolph Carter Harrison, retired officer Army Special Forces, former head of media relations, The Boeing Company, and author of West from Yesterday.

Genres: History, World War II, Childrens, War, School, Military Fiction, Nonfiction

207 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 5, 2014

About the author

Joe Giorello teaches a highly popular middle-grade class in the Seattle area called “Great Battles for Boys." Find out more at his website, http:// www.greatbattlesforboys.com, or at the Facebook page for Great Battles: https:// www.facebook.com/greatbattles

Reviews

[Jeremy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ignore the 5-star reviews and Amazon suggestions. This book is a self-published mess. Go look for yourself on the Amazon "Look Inside" feature, and you'll quickly realize that this is not the book to buy for your son (or daughter). Poor grammar structure and sloppy opinions masquerading as stories about WWII's great battles do not make this book worth the money. Thankfully my five minutes of research online about this book saved me the money and annoyance of making another wasted purchase on Amazon.

[CHM · Rating 5 out of 5]

My name is Faxon. I'm 9 years old and I love these books because they really tell the story how it happened. The words are easy to read and not big. I recommend this book to boys and girls all over the world.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

This would be a great read for high school aged students. The only thing I did not like about the book was the movie suggestions at the end of each chapter. Most of the movies they suggested would not be appropriate for kids to watch.

[Jackson W · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Great Battles books were written for boys who don't like to read. It gives a review of the battle of history. This book begins with Hitler's invasion of Poland and take you through the different battles in World War II. The book goes through the battle in order. It gives a detailed account.
One of the detailed accounts is of Stalingrad's street fighting where he fought in hand to hand combat. The book also talks about the world's largest tank action at Kursk which involved 6,000 tanks. Operation Husky is where Sicily was invaded, led by spies. It also talks about the surprise invasion of Normandy. Known as D-Day. Overall this book was ok.

[Tricia Mingerink]

Proofing this book before giving to my nephews for Christmas. The battles are told with the factual details, even if those details are gory, but without the writing lingering in a gruesome manner that would be inappropriate for the target age-range.

Content Note: Quotes from soldiers are kept entirely accurate, including any language. D*** and h*** are the most common. No S*** or f-bombs. If you are uncomfortable with your younger boys reading that kind of language, you may wish to proof with a black market on hand.

[gerald tacosa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good reading, a real primer for those interested in WW2 history!

Stories of WW2 well written and very readable, enjoyed reading it and learned much more than I have Learned from previous readings. Recommend this as a primer for younger minds wanting to learn something about their ancestor's experience's during WW2. I would recommend it for high school use.

[Gary Reynolds · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for teaching high school

This is a wonderful simple book that covers many complex ideas which are not in high school history books. The stories are written in such a way as to captivate the audience and not make history teachers go crazy due to historical inaccuracies. I prefer the Pacific and would recommend reading that first.

[Rob Erekson · Rating 3 out of 5]

From an adult standpoint, this book was obviously very, very basic. However, my (9 year-old) son chose this book and I read it with him (he’d read 2 or 3 chapters, then I’d catch up). He really enjoyed the book and it led to us being able to discuss the Nazi uprising in Europe and all the atrocities that came with it.

[Niccole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Listened to this with our 12 year old son who doesn’t particularly like to read. He was very interested in the story of World War II. This is a well written documentary style book that helps young people understand important events in our country’s history. We will be listening to more books in the series.

[Arthur Rehner · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked it. I thought that it was really interesting and factual and it made want to turn the pages. This book is appropriate for ages 10 and up. As a young adult reader I think that kids interested in European warfare in world war II should try this to read this book.

[Kristy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an excellent introduction to WWII for kids. It highlights key battles and also includes a chapter on the holocaust. The author provides additional books, films, etc for students to read or watch to learn more about the war. My son thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Leah · Rating 4 out of 5]

So interesting

Sooooooooooooo o o o o o o o o o o o o o. O o o o o. O o o o o o o o good good very goood

[Adena Spaid · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book

I am a ww2 fanatic and try to get all the information I can and this gave very critical information i like this book five stars

[Ashton]

good book

[Chelsea B. · Rating 3 out of 5]

While a great read and might be a good start to get reluctant readers to read, I was disappointed in not seeing where information was found for fact checking st times.

[Thomas]

Read it over summer it is really gud

[Brody Mcknight]

I think it is a good book it has a lot of world war 2 battles in the book.

[Joel]

it was intresting

[Matthew Hamlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the pictures and some of the paragraphs, I read some of it with my grandpa and he said he liked it.

[Chase Prieto]

I like this book

[Kathleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

These books are excellent.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this with my teenage son. The chapters are short and filled with interesting facts and narrative. He and I both learned a lot about the war.

[Kyle Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

🪖🙏🕵‍♀️🕵‍♂️🇬🇧🇩🇪🌍☣⚔💂💂‍♀️🇲🇫🇯🇵🇮🇹🇺🇲🇲🇫 England =✌

[Anthony Melo · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is 3.5 stars. It’s really great. It goes into great detail about the war and is overall a good book. 100% recommend to history buffs.

[710Luke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Has so much info and will expand your knowing on ww2 in Europe a lot