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The Woeful Second World War (Horrible Histories) [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Terry Deary (Author), Martin Brown (Illustrator)

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Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Hippo (20 Aug 1999)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0439011221
ISBN-13: 978-0439011228
Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.4 x 1 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 271,968 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"The Woeful Second World War" presents the dire details of a war that affected almost everyone - from old men joining the Dad's Army to the 12 year olds defending Berlin to the bitter end. Find out who made a meal of maggots, or which soldiers were so smelly their enemies could sniff them out.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Way to Learn, and Retain, Historical Knowledge!, 13 Jul 2004

By	A B CeDar - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

This review is from: The Woeful Second World War (Horrible Histories) (Audio CD)

'Dire details about blitzed Britan that affected everyone in the country.'
'Every Governement lies to its people! In Italy, theirs said that they had bombed Britain so bad that they had shot the Loch Ness Monster and killed it!
"That must have been messy!"
"No, it was Nessie!"

Superb wit and wisdom mix to make this one of the best of the audiobooks from the utterly fantastic, Mr Deary!

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3.0 out of 5 stars If you want to hear the dreadful truth about..., 13 Jan 2008

By	Mehajabeen Farid "Mej_da_reviewer" (Coventry) - See all my reviews

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...Dad's Army, or how sweet rationing drove a teacher to steal from his pupils, or what happened when an elephant got loose in the blackout, the full foul facts about life on the home front are laid out before your ears. It's packed with quizzes, sketches and jokes, as well as mini-dramas and real life re-enactments - telling you the kind of foul facts which just aren't available from a classroom education! This book is like most of the other Horrible Histories which have very practical timeline which are terrific! Rating: 7/ 10.

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4.0 out of 5 stars HOT OFF THE PRESS - APRIL 2007 - REPRINTED EDITION with a NEW COVER!, 19 April 2007

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`The Woeful Second World War gives you the dire details about the worst war ever - from snow-bound cities under siege to fly-infested jungle trenches.

Want to know why wearing white knickers could get you killed in the Second World War?'

Read on!

The usual Deary humour flows through the 136 pages packed with facts, written in a variety of fonts and full of black and white illustrations and cartoons, from Martin Brown.

Split into 7 chapters:-

Terrible timeline
Home horrors
Frightful fighting
Awesome animals
Lousy liars
Chilling for children
The Holocaust

with an introduction and an epilogue.

Read on for curious quizzes, rotten recipes, gruesome games and much more.
History has never been so horrible!'

`23rd August 1939
Shock! Deadly enemies unite! Mr Adolf Hitler of Germany (with a toothbrush moustache) and Mr Josef Stalin of the Soviet Union (with a yard-brush moustache) peacefully agree not to fight one another. No chance. Never trust a man with a moustache.....

1st September 1939
A. Hitler (the liar) had promised not to invade Poland. Today his army invades Poland...... and `peacefully' shares it with the Soviets. No one asked the Poles, of course.
Britain and France say they'll fight for Poland's freedom.
That means war!............'

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5.0 out of 5 stars Horrible Histories The Woeful Second World War
This is a brilliant CD that has lots of fun facts that you will enjoy all the time.It will educate your child and make them laugh at the same time.I would recomend buying it. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars great
This book lives up to the rest of the Horrible history books, if you're a fan add this to your collection

Published 5 months ago by Mrs. C. M. Warden

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, amusing, tragic and poignant all at the same time
As a 13 year old I can remember having to learn about Franz Ferdinand, The Black Hand Gang, allies and enemies, dates and times and other mundane facts that actually didn't mean... Read more

Published on 30 Nov 2006 by Helen Simpson

4.0 out of 5 stars interesting way to learn about history .
these books are very good and i recomend them to everyone over 12 years because they are a -bit gory lets just hope terry deary keeps on writing them.

Published on 12 Aug 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars His best so far - by far
I am a fanatic fan of the Horrible Histories, I am devastated that he will stop writing them after "Ireland" (which I already have). Read more

Published on 27 Jul 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Dearys 16th Wonder
"The Woeful Second World War" is Terry Dearys 16th Horrible History book, and this one is no different from the rest. Read more

Published on 10 Sep 1999

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