
Hoodwinked
Deception and Resistance - Outwitting the Enemy - Stories from World War Two
Annick Press Ltd
Published on 22. September 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-55037-832-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book plunges young readers into the secret strategies and underground battles that helped turn the tide of World War Two: - The Allied 'Army' of inflatable tanks and dummy planes to put the Germans off the true destination of the D-Day invasion force...- A carefully planted dead body ('The Man Who Never Was') convinces the Germans that the Allies were planning to invade Greece...- The bravery of Violette Szabo and the other SOE agents who worked behind enemy lines...- The work of the French Maquis in delaying the advance of German forces to Normandy to defend against the D-Day invasions...Presented with historic accuracy and engaging storytelling, and bursting with informative sidebars, 40 b+w archive photographs, 56 colour maps and illustrations, Hoodwinked tells 18 true, gripping stories of elaborate ruses, military fakery and cunning deception on both sides of World War Two. Includes dozens of informative sidebars describing the major personalities, tanks, aircraft and battles of World War Two.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Ontario
Canada
Target group
Young adult
US School Grade: Fifth Grade and over, Interest Age: From 10 to 13 years
Illustrations
56 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 265 mm
Width: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-55037-832-0 (9781550378320)
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