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Battling in the Pacific: Soldiering In World War II

By: Susan Provost Beller

Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books Copyright: 2008

Genre: Non-fiction Setting: 1938-1945

SUMMARY: From the bombing of Pearl Harbor, to the surrender of Japan, this book summarizes the many issues faced by the soldiers of WWII. With pictures and real stories intermixed with facts and descriptions, it makes the war seem more real to a new generation.

AUTHOR’S BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: Susan Provost Beller has always been interested in history, and has been an author of history books for twenty years. She considers herself "intensely curious." She is currently working on her first historical novel. Learn more about her at her website: http://www.susanprovostbeller.com/bio.htm

Other books written by the author:

Aftermath of the Mexican Revolution American Voices series Cadets at War Confederate Ladies of Richmond History Puzzle Medical Practices in the Civil War Mosby and His Rangers Never Were Men so Brave Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI The Revolutionary War: Letters from the Home Front Roots for Kids: A Genealogy Guide for Young People Soldiers on the Battlefront series To Hold this Ground Woman of Independence: The Life of Abigail Adams

SIMILAR BOOKS/BOOKS WITH A SIMILAR THEME:

The Bataan Death March : World War II prisoners in the Pacific by Robert Greenberger
World War II in the Pacific by Conrad Stein World War II. Pacific by Barbara Williams World War II: the Pacific by Shan Sheehan

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: (If question is related to a specific chapter, chapter is in parenthesis following question)

1. What were some of the new technologies created and used during WWII?

2. What did the phrase, “a war of attrition” relate to?

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