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9781406365986: Voices from the Second World War: Witnesses share their stories with the children of today
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ISBN 10 : 140636598X ISBN 13 : 9781406365986
Editeur : Walker Books Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

A powerful, moving collection of first-person accounts of the Second World War. Contributors include a rear gunner who took part in sixty bombing raids, a Jewish woman who played in the orchestra at Auschwitz, a Japanese man who survived Hiroshima and Sir Nicholas Winton, who saved 669 children by setting up the Kindertransport program from Czechoslovakia. Many of the interviews were conducted by children, and the book is being published in association with award-winning children's newspaper First News.

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Revue de presse

A powerful collection of first person accounts of the Second World War. The Bookseller This insightful and sensitive historical book is packed full of personal accounts from World War Two. [...] Children gain a real insight into the enormous effect that the war had on lives. It is a treasury of valuable lessons learned that can be passed down to future generations. South Wales Evening Post Whether told from first-hand accounts or via the voices of friends and family, they're compelling stories that have real power against the backdrop of their historical context. [...] For casual reading or as more of a personal reference for any research project, Voice from the Second World War is a historical hardback of rare quality. --All About History

Présentation de l'éditeur

A powerful, moving collection of first-person accounts of the Second World War. Contributors include a rear gunner who took part in sixty bombing raids, a Jewish woman who played in the orchestra at Auschwitz, a Japanese man who survived Hiroshima and Sir Nicholas Winton, who saved 669 children by setting up the Kindertransport program from Czechoslovakia. Many of the interviews were conducted by children, and the book is being published in association with award-winning children's newspaper First News.

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Éditeur
Walker Books Ltd
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
140636598X
ISBN 13 
9781406365986
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
320
Coordonnées du fabricant
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