Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Historical - Military & Wars

It's the height of the Blitz. Night after night, wave after wave of German bombers pound London streets determined to bring the city to its knees.

Alan and his best mates, Tommy and Wikie, have virtually given up going to school. Classes are continually disrupted. Many of the teachers, dragged out of retirement because of the war, hardly care whether their pupils learn. Some days there are silences at school registration - names of children injured or killed by falling bombs.

As Alan and his friends roam the streets of Clapham and Brixton, they get sucked into the world of...

Jock Smith and M'Thirst, two brave ANZAC's, have been captured by the Bedouins and are being traded to their enemy, the Turks. But no matter the situation these Aussies can't be kept down for long and before long they'll have a hand in turning the tied of war.

Experience the Great War as one of the troops in this captivating tale that takes you behind enemy lines, on daring desert escapes, and finally leading the troops into battle as the Allies attempt to take Palestine.

Featuring the original illustrations by Wal Paget this new edition is sure to thrill readers of all ages,...

Christmas Day, 1914

My dear sister Janet,

It is 2:00 in the morning and most of our men are asleep in their dugouts -- yet I could not sleep myself before writing to you of the wonderful events of Christmas Eve. In truth, what happened seems almost like a fairy tale, and if I hadn't been through it myself, I would scarce believe it. Just imagine: While you and the family sang carols before the fire there in London, I did the same with enemy soldiers here on the battlefields of France

The Christmas Truce of 1914 is one of...

-A first-rate story.- --Kirkus Reviews On a cold, snowy night, thirteen-year-old Haswell Magruder makes a fateful decision. A wounded Confederate soldier appears at the family's Virginia farm, and Haswell convinces his mother to take the man in, despite the dire repercussions if the enemy Yankees were to catch them in such an act. Unfortunately, this sets off a horrific chain of events that leaves their house burned to the ground and their farm in ruins. With no home left, Haswell sets out in search of his older brother, a Confederate soldier. His quest is also a passage into...