Great Battles for Boys: WW2 Pacific
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"A terrific, engaging read..." desertcart Top-500 reviewer Great Battles for Boys takes young readers to the front lines of history's most important fights. In this episode of the best-selling history series, the story opens with the Flying Tigers, those wild American soldiers fighting Japan before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. After the deadly surprise attack on Hawaii, the battles storm across the Pacific in the lethal "island hopping" military strategy that brought Victory Over Japan. How did the Battle of Wake Island turn into "The Alamo of the Pacific"? Who figured out the first fighter planes take off from ships in the middle of the ocean? Why was the Doolittle Raid considered a suicide mission? How did the young American men survive while fighting on strange and hostile islands such as Guadalcanal, Saipan, and Iwo Jima? Each chapter of the book features dramatic true stories with historic photos, maps, and other awe-inspiring images . Written specifically for boys, with short chapters that get right to the fight, this book is sure to capture the attention of even the most reluctant readers. “In Volume II of Great Battles, author Joe Giorello paints a vivid picture of events in WW II’s Pacific Theater in a way that can make readers forget they aren’t listening to first-hand accounts of the action. Combining his uniquely conversational style with myriad historical facts, plenty of interesting photos,and lots of fascinating, little-known anecdotes, Joe takes readers 'behind the scenes' and helps them to experience this vitally important chapter in our Nation’s history. From the dark days following Pearl Harbor to victory ratified aboard the USS Missouri, Giorello covers it all – and never fails to capture the incredible sacrifice, unbelievable courage, and selfless service of America’s bravest and finest. A great book with superb additional resources; I give it a 'must read!' -- The Reverend Charles F. Reynolds Chief Warrant Officer 3, USMC, Ret. Review: Good series of books. - I have been buying this series of books for my son who is military nuts. He has enjoyed reading them and likes the facts contained within. Review: History - Highly recommend this book great information on the history my 12 year-old, great nephew truly enjoys it
| Best Sellers Rank | 652,016 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 138 in Children's Books on Asian History 255 in Children's Books on United States History 469 in Children's Books on Military & War History |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 2,106 Reviews |
W**I
Good series of books.
I have been buying this series of books for my son who is military nuts. He has enjoyed reading them and likes the facts contained within.
W**.
History
Highly recommend this book great information on the history my 12 year-old, great nephew truly enjoys it
K**A
Amazing Book!!
I just finished reading this amazing book. I believe this book was written for young adult boys; however, I am a 70-year-old woman and I thought it was great. I learned and re-learned so much about the many battles in the Pacific area during World War II. My understanding is that this author, Joe Giorello, teaches "Battles for Boys." If I had a teacher and book like this when I was young I know I would have enjoyed history much more than I did. Basically, I remember having to learn and remember dates of battles more than what they were about. There are a lot of gruesome descriptions in this book about the conditions our military faced while fighting, including how POWs were treated and mis-treated, but I believe that is a necessary and important part of the stories. Kids today playing video games have a lot of fun shooting up the enemy. This book teaches them that war is in no way fun. Now I'm looking forward to reading Great Battles for Boys: WW2 in Europe by the same author, which I ordered both in book format as well as the Kindle format. The author lists websites and YouTube sites at the ends of many of the stories. With this book in Kindle format you can just click on the web sites or You-Tube sites listed and you are taken directly to them. He also lists movies that have been made of some of the battles. I bought the books in paperback so that I can pass them on to my grandsons AFTER I read them. Please give these books a read, no matter what age you are. The author of these books does an amazing job of telling the stories of war.
A**I
Great Book with Photos
Gifted to an 11 yr old. He loved it and it was on his Amazon Wish List.
J**K
Captured my son's interest
Of course it is not a perfectly accurate depiction of WW2 in the Pacific. Such a thing does not exist. What it does do perfectly is what the author suggests. My 13 year old son, who doesn't care for reading, DEVOURED this book in one afternoon. He then passed it on to some classmates who also read it with great enthusiasm. Often now when I see those boys, they like to discuss details about battles, and especially the equipment. My son and his book have kicked off something of a reading renaissance among his peer group, largely because as one of his friends described to me, most of what they are given in school are books about 'girl stuff' and cities. I'd like to thank Joe Giorello for helping these boys learn.
E**T
Interesting and informative
Our grandson loves this series!
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