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Terry Deary and Martin Brown's brilliant books about the nastiest periods in history have now - with the help of some astounding actors - been transformed into a series of audio extravaganzas. Featuring new, extra material not found anywhere in the books, these sound spectaculars are just as thrilling and spilling, funny and fast as their printed counterparts. Horrible Histories are guaranteed to bring you history with the nasty bits left in! So, if you want to hear the dreadful truth about 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!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format: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!"
'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!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
...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.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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"The Woeful Second World War" is Terry Dearys 16th Horrible History book, and this one is no different from the rest. It is evident that Deary has researched the issues in this book to a great degree, and displays them well. I enjoyed reading "The Woeful Second World War" alot. This was for a number of reasons. Overall Deary has cut the book into nine sections, each dealing with seperate aspects. The timeline is excellent in giving you a rough guide to the main points of the Second World War, and is easy to read with the boring bits left out. The main bulk of the book includes an ample amount of facts that are broken down into short passages, about three-four pages long, and being direct leave you knowing more. The book is topped of well with wonderful illustrations by Martin Brown. This book is a great read for Terry Deary fans and anyone who likes a light, non complex book. I would say that it is not a fact book on the Second World War, just a history book "with the nasty bits left in".
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Another great horrible histories book, that I purchased for my son, he always finds these books interesting and funny and sometimes quite thought provoking
Published 5 days ago by Moff
Woeful Second World War
Good interesting stuff, this "Horrible Histories" series is always worth a read, for children and adults alike. Good value for the money.
Published 17 days ago by jnwhite
Fantastic Series
These are fantastic history stories....gripping, entertaining and full of info to captivate young minds. My son drifts off to sleep listening to these every night. Read more
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What a great book. A wonderful way to learn about WWII. It helps my Grandchildren to revise for exams. It is written in the same form as the fantastic programmes.
Published 29 days ago by Jae
soooooooooooooo good
I loved reading this book. I got it for Christmas and I had finished it by boxing day.
I have ben studying World war 2 at school and this has given me loads of extra facts... Read more
I have ben studying World war 2 at school and this has given me loads of extra facts... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Izzy
Annette
As with all Horrible Histories this Audio CD is great, daughter loves listening to it as bedtime and seeing as though they are doing 2nd world war at school very educational
Published 8 months ago by Holly
Relaxing way to learn history!
I read these books to get a laugh and to relax from heavy history literature. They are fun, entertaining, light reading. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Luthien Arnatuile
History with the bad bits left OUT
Terry Deary has written so many of these. He claims to "leave the bad bits in" and to present more truth and entertainment than a classroom lesson. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr. N. A. Hill
Horrible Histories second world war
Brilliant as always, Horrible Histories are brilliant. Fab book if your child is following World war 2 at school, lots of small useful stories to really catch their attention and... Read more
Published 19 months ago by L.A.W
Not a patch on the Tudors
Still very entertaining and interesting. It gives an idea of what it must have been like to live through WW2 on the Home Front, but not as educational as other Titles in the... Read more
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