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126 pp.
| Chelsea
| September, 2003
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LibraryISBN 0-7910-7435-8$$22.95
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PaperISBN 0-7910-7794-2$$9.95
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YA
Great Battles through the Ages series.
Both books in this series detail turning points in World War II. The sinking of the Bismarck signaled the end of the battleship's dominance; and the Battle of the Bulge proved to be Hitler's final offensive and established the worth of the U.S. Army. Though confusing in the descriptions of troop movements, the books provide good general overviews and are liberally illustrated. Timeline. Bib., ind. [Review covers these Great Battles titles: Sinking of the [cf4]Bismarck[cf3] and Battle of the Bulge.]
162 pp.
| Atheneum
| December, 2001
|
TradeISBN 0-689-81748-7$$16.00
(1)
YA
This World War II novel tells the parallel stories of two young soldiers fighting on opposite sides of the conflict--a paratrooper from Utah and a Hitler Youth who joins the German army. Spence and Dieter's paths cross briefly on a snow-covered Belgian hill in a scene both compassionate and tragic. Hughes tells their tales in assured prose that's harrowing without being exploitive.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2002
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